Tag : abenomics

The landslide victory for prime minister Shinzo Abe will boost markets near-term, but the long-term outlook is mixed.

Discretionary exchange-traded fund portfolios, commonplace in markets such as the US, are now growing in popularity in this region.

Carl Tannenbaum, chief economist at Northern Trust, says healthy banks are key to broad investment opportunities.

The firm will soon roll out a Dublin-domiciled Asian fixed income product. It also expects more Japanese money to flow offshore and sees Philippine bonds as particularly attractive now.

Positive investor sentiment over new Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe's plans to spur growth have driven equity volumes to record levels on some trading venues.