Daiwa AM - Are You Underweight Japan?

Summary 

Japan has quietly staged one of the most compelling structural reform stories in global markets, yet many portfolios remain underweight. Not only has the economy shifted from a deflationary to an inflationary environment, structural support from NISA and corporate governance reforms have propelled Japanese equities under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s leadership. This session unpacks:

• What are the drivers for the equity market and which investment styles are best suited to the market environment
• Bold government funding that heavily targets high-growth sectors like AI, semiconductors, and digital transformation
• And most of all, why allocating to Japan provides less correlated and diversified returns, relative to global equities