Ability to generate uncorrelated returns
Regardless of market conditions, active management in the Japanese small-cap market is still able to provide a better return with less volatility when compared to Japanese equity market as a whole.
Japanese equities have earned themselves a reputation over the years as the market everyone loves to hate, writes Trevor Greetham, head of multi-asset, at Royal London Asset Management.
Japanese companies are in a good position to deliver attractive returns to their shareholders in the years ahead, writes Reiko Mito, portfolio manager at GAM.
Neptune's Chris Taylor analyses the outlook for Japanese equities as the country's central bank looks to provide additional stimulus this month in a bid to help stem the yen's strong run.