Japanese investors get first crack at A shares

Japanese investors will get their first opportunity to invest in China's A-share market when Nikko Asset Management launches its Koga (Yellow River) Fund in February. Nikko AM says it is the first qualified foreign institutional investor to launch an open-ended mainland equities fund denominated in yen but invested in renminbi-based shares. Nikko has always been active in the Chinese market, introducing Japan's first B-share equities fund 10 years ago, according to a senior officia…