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  • Harnessing Change - Monthly Insights: Asian Equity-November 2023

    SHARE THIS Despite short-term negatives, we believe that China continues to offer ample long-term growth opportunities as the country pivots towards advanced manufacturing and technology. Elsewhere, some of the best growth stories globally could be...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/asian-equity-monthly-nov-2023
  • On the Ground in Asia-Monthly Insights: Asian Fixed Income-November 2023

    SHARE THIS We expect sentiment toward Asia’s bond markets to turn increasingly positive in 2024. We also expect macro and corporate credit fundamentals across Asia ex-China to stay resilient on the back of fiscal buffers, although slower economic...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/asian-fixed-income-monthly-nov-23
  • Global Investment Committee’s outlook

    SHARE THIS We expect poor 1Q24 returns for MSCI World after the 4Q23 surge, but a more positive trend for the rest of 2024. Regionally, we much prefer Japan in the year ahead. Our view on global bonds for USD-based investors is that they are preferred...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/global-investment-committee-outlook-2312
  • Corporate governance reform points to opportunities ahead in Japan equities

    SHARE THIS Japan may not be known for quick, sweeping reforms. However, developments in the country’s corporate governance over the last 10 years suggest that once changes are set in motion, they can have a deep and lasting impact, raising the value of...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/corporate-governance-reform-points
  • New Zealand markets outlook 2024: the only certainty is more uncertainty

    SHARE THIS Given the volume of quality defensive companies with relatively high dividend yields, higher for longer interest rates are a significant headwind for New Zealand’s equity markets. Alongside these, the country’s globally-focused export...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/new-zealand-markets-outlook-2024
  • Balancing Act-Monthly insights: Multi-Asset Team-December 2023

    SHARE THIS Although we believe that the prospects for the economy remain mostly unchanged, the outlook is softer at the margins, perhaps reflecting the tightening of financial conditions seen during the recent months. Over the past month, however,...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/multi-asset-dec-2023
  • Narratives and Liquidity: A Personal Journey

    SHARE THIS In my experience, there is nothing so powerful for asset markets as an “unquantifiable positive story and a tonne of liquidity”. Russell Napier’s Library of Mistakes in Edinburgh looks brilliantly at some of the madness that has taken hold...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/narratives-and-liquidity-a-personal-journey
  • Navigating Japan Equities: Monthly Insights from Tokyo (January 2024)

    SHARE THIS This month we discuss why the equity market is relatively unaffected by the political scandal shaking Japan’s ruling party; we also assess how 2024 could become an inflection point in the country’s “savings to investments” drive.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2024/japan-equity-monthly-january-2024
  • On the Ground in Asia-Monthly Insights: Asian Fixed Income-December 2023

    SHARE THIS We expect macro and corporate credit fundamentals across Asia ex-China to stay resilient due to fiscal buffers although slower economic growth seems to loom over the horizon.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2024/asian-fixed-income-monthly-dec-23
  • Harnessing Change - Monthly Insights: Asian Equity-December 2023

    SHARE THIS The peaking of interest rates and potentially the US dollar could be a boon for broader markets—particularly those more sensitive to liquidity, countries with more room to ease rates and areas where positive fundamental changes have been...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/asian-equity-monthly-dec-2023
  • Balancing Act-Monthly insights: Multi-Asset Team-January 2024

    SHARE THIS The US economy continues to look robust, so we have stayed constructive on growth assets and short maturity global credit where yields are attractive. We still believe that the path to 2% inflation in the US is relatively unclear. If...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2024/multi-asset-jan-2024
  • Japan’s reform measures pave the way for an exceptional 2024

    SHARE THIS Last year, global investors turned their attention firmly towards Japan as a way of increasing their Asia exposure while avoiding perceived geopolitical and regulatory risks linked to China, and amid the high inflation environment dominating...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2024/2402-japan-reform-measures
  • Navigating Japan Equities: Monthly Insights from Tokyo (February 2024)

    SHARE THIS This month we discuss how emerging growth narratives such as semiconductors may come into focus in 2024; we also assess the slightly hawkish turn the BOJ took at its January policy meeting.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2024/japan-equity-monthly-february-2024
  • Realigning fixed income with purpose

    SHARE THIS While fixed income issuance has become a standard mechanism for governments and companies to raise finance, it often lacks a defined purpose. However, the growing trend of responsible investing is changing that. The need to tackle our...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2024/realigning-fixed-income-with-purpose-global
  • The Future Quality approach to navigating the AI arms race

    SHARE THIS The emergence of AI has dramatically shifted the future pathway for the technology sector, and our research has found that this emerging structural trend chimes with our Future Quality principles.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2024/the-future-quality-approach
  • On the Ground in Asia-Monthly Insights: Asian Fixed Income-January 2024

    SHARE THIS We expect an anticipated decrease in developed market bond yields, coupled with enhanced foreign inflows, to bolster demand for Asian bonds. We see Asia credit remaining well supported with subdued net new supply as issuers continue to...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2024/asian-fixed-income-monthly-jan-24
  • New Zealand Equity Monthly –January 2024

    SHARE THIS We view 2024 with optimism—markets could begin to be driven by company earnings rather than by inflation outcomes and interest rate expectations as they have in the past year, and New Zealand’s market is well placed to shrug off volatility...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2024/nz-equity-monthly-jan-24
  • Harnessing Change - Monthly Insights: Asian Equity-January 2024

    SHARE THIS The Indian market remains attractive. It has the highest earnings growth in the Asian region, valuations that are in the middle of its historic range and an economy that is growing strongly with inflation under control.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2024/asian-equity-monthly-jan-2024
  • New Zealand Fixed Income Monthly – January 2024

    SHARE THIS Despite continued struggles with inflation in New Zealand and elsewhere, our view is that the RBNZ’s next change to the OCR is likely to be downward, albeit at a later timing than the market has recently been expecting.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2024/nz-fixed-income-monthly-jan-24
  • Energy security and Future Quality

    SHARE THIS Our Future Quality investment philosophy revolves around identifying companies that have pricing power, possess management teams that invest will appropriately, boast strong balance sheets and offer opportunities that are not yet priced in...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2024/energy-security-and-future-quality