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Addressing recent investor concerns on China

In response to the recent client interest around China’s market and the challenging performance year-to-date, we had a conversation with Martin Lau, managing partner and lead portfolio manager for the FSSA Asian Equity Plus and FSSA China Growth strategies.

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Travelling with companies on their ESG journeys

At FSSA, we are long-term, bottom-up investors with a focus on quality. This mind-set also applies to how we engage with companies on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters.
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Japan equities: Renewed optimism after visiting companies

In the past 12 months, global investors have worried about a “regime change” in the long-term inflation outlook, as well as the heavy rotation away from technology companies after the Covid optimism reversed.
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  • 8 mins

Webcast: Riding out volatility with quality companies

Japan’s equity market experienced a sharp growth to value rotation in January, followed by an indiscriminate sell-off by foreign investors as sentiment on the global economy turned pessimistic.
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  • 45 mins

Riding out volatility with quality companies

Given inflation levels are picking up around the world, why is this not a problem in Japan? There are fundamental differences in Japan’s economy to explain this. First, underlying consumption has stood still in the past decade or so.
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Positioning for resilience in volatile times

FSSA Investment Managers has been investing in Asia and global emerging markets for three decades. We are conservative investors, and resilience during market sell-offs has underpinned our long-term performance.
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Maintaining conviction on Japan equities

The performance of the FSSA Japan Equity strategy has been under pressure year-to-date, driven by a violent style and sector rotation from quality growth to financials and cyclical companies.
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Japan Equities Update - October 2021

In our last client update, we discussed the reasons we resisted the temptation to switch into pure cyclicals and so-called “value” stocks — even though we had anticipated a sector rotation in the market.
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Webcast: Japan – Land of Hidden Gems

In the most recent data, Japan’s economy shrank less than forecasted during the first quarter of the year. With the vaccination program on high gear, are we finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel for Japan?
  • Webcast
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