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  • Beyond the pandemic: Identifying sources of alpha in Japan

    SHARE THIS The global markets surged in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic. While we expect the liquidity-driven rise to continue for a while, we should be prepared for the tide to eventually turn. We identify Japanese industries, notably “Delta ESG”...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2021/identifying-sources-of-alpha

  • Global Strategy Thoughts for 2021

    SHARE THIS US capitalism was built on large societal divisions, but sometimes such becomes intolerable and the majority of the population revolts. In this case, the virus accentuated the income divide and engendered even greater angst. However, during...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2021/global-strategy-thoughts-2021

  • Australian Fixed Income Monthly – December 2020

    SHARE THIS The Australian bond market (as measured by the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr Index) returned -0.27% over the month. The yield curve steepened as 3-year government bond yields ended the month flat at 0.11%, while 10-year government bond...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2020/australian-fixed-income-monthly-december-2020

  • Multi-asset monthly - February 2021

    SHARE THIS Markets have become choppy, particularly toward month-end, and we expect more of the same given the nearly unrelenting strong run in risk assets since late March 2020 that gained fresh momentum early in November following the US elections.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2021/multi-asset-february-2021

  • Press Release - 20210302

    SHARE THIS Yarra Capital Management announces partnership with Nikko Asset Management's Australian Business Independent Australian fund manager Yarra Capital Management (Yarra) and global funds management group Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd (Nikko...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/media-center/press-releases/2021/press-releases-210302-01

  • Sustainability - Activities

    SHARE THIS SUSTAINABILITY Activities Establishing a global sustainability function at Nikko AM has been critical to setting our sustainability strategy and ensuring that global initiatives are well-coordinated and effectively implemented. The global...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/sustainability/sustainability-activities

  • Time to revisit China sovereigns and policy bank bonds

    SHARE THIS Following a tumultuous 2020 marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, global growth in 2021 is expected to improve on the back of positive vaccine developments and continued government measures. However, the pace of recovery is likely to be uneven...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2021/time-to-revisit-china-sovereigns-and-policy-bank-bonds

  • Emerging market fixed income quarterly

    SHARE THIS Emerging Markets (EM) debt began 2021 by consolidating after an exceptional performance at the end of 2020. The negative performance was mostly driven by a widening of US Treasury yields while spreads remained broadly unchanged.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2021/emerging-market-fixed-income-quarterly-q2

  • Asian Fixed Income Monthly - April 2021

    SHARE THIS US Treasury (UST) yields stabilised in April. Yields came off despite domestic data confirming that the US economy had gained momentum, and inflation numbers that were above market expectations. The Federal Open Market Committee statement...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2021/asian-fixed-income-monthly-april-2021

  • Nikko AM KiwiSaver Scheme Balanced Fund

    SHARE THIS Product Disclosure Statement Fact Sheet Quarterly Fund Update Philosophy Nikko AM NZ undertakes an automated rebalancing approach designed to keep the Fund close to its strategic asset allocation (SAA). Nikko AM NZ’s SAA philosophy...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/invest/kiwisaver/nikko-am-kiwisaver-scheme-balanced-fund

  • Rising nationalism spurs Chinese consumers to go local

    SHARE THIS With the recent rise of nationalism in China, many foreign brands operating in the world’s second largest economy are now treading very carefully in their marketing campaigns and public communiqué.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2021/rising-nationalism-spurs-chinese-consumers-local

  • Asian Fixed Income Monthly - May 2021

    SHARE THIS US Treasury (UST) yields traded in a relatively narrow range in May. Inflation fears resurfaced, prompted by rising commodity prices and a marked increase in headline consumer and producer price indices in the US.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2021/asian-fixed-income-monthly-may-2021

  • Multi-asset Monthly - August 2021

    SHARE THIS Cross-asset pricing has recently been challenging our reflationary outlook. When we first discussed the prospects for reflation about a year ago, we identified a number of key factors.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2021/multi-asset-august-2021

  • Nikko AM ARK Disruptive Innovation Fund

    SHARE THIS Disruptive Innovation Introducing the Nikko AM ARK Disruptive Innovation Fund At Nikko AM we believe that disruptive innovation is key to investing in the future. In August 2017, Nikko AM partnered with ARK Invest – a company focused solely...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2021/oldark

  • Asian Fixed Income Monthly - September 2021

    SHARE THIS US Treasury (UST) yields rose in September, with the US Federal Open Market Committee finally alluding to moderate its asset purchases as soon as November. The rise in rates was further supported by an escalating power crunch across Europe...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2021/asian-fixed-income-monthly-september-21

  • Global Fixed Income Quarterly - Q4 2021 Outlook

    SHARE THIS The optimist says prices are cheap. The pessimist says prices are expensive. The central banker says inflation is transitory. We remain in the aftermath of a month where the worldview on the future of monetary policy has dramatically changed.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2021/global-fixed-income-quarterly-outlook-2111

  • 2022 Asian Credit Outlook: Growth momentum seen reviving

    SHARE THIS The macro backdrop and robust corporate credit fundamentals remain supportive of Asia credit spreads. As such, we expect growth momentum of many Asian economies to gather pace heading into 2022. Overall corporate credit fundamentals are...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2022/asian-credit-outlook-2022

  • 2022 China Equity Outlook: Focusing on new market leaders

    SHARE THIS Amid a flurry of headlines, investors may have largely overlooked the significant number of recent positive developments in China, such as initiatives directed towards ambitious renewables targets, the continued opening up of the financial...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2022/china-equity-outlook-2022

  • America Sneezes... Asia Stumbles

    SHARE THIS The Federal Reserve may have been caught by surprise by the persistence of inflation in the USA over recent months but we suspect that many investors in the Emerging Markets are about to experience a similarly unpleasant surprise of their...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2022/america-sneezes-asia-stumbles

  • Thoughts for seasick investors

    SHARE THIS It would not be surprising if the major swings in the markets and macroeconomic conditions, including historic central bank shifts, have made most investors somewhat seasick. Recently on a day-to-day basis, markets seem to react quite...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2022/thoughts-for-seasick-investors

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