The independent financial analyst theScreener just slightly lowered the general evaluation of JAPAN POST HOLDINGS (JP), active in the Life Insurance industry. The title has lost a star(s) at the fundamental level and now shows 1 out of 4 stars. Its exposure to market risk remains nonetheless the same and can be still described as defensive. theScreener slightly downgrades the general evaluation to Slightly Positive for the title on account of the lost star(s). As of the analysis date February 25...
Although the Japanese economy, politics and stock market seem to be where they were this time last year, there is a seismic shift going on in the way the Japanese stock market behaves that could make investing in Japan in 2022 quite different to previous years. We look at how and why this shift has taken place and what it means for investing in Japan in the coming year.
The Japanese government plans to sell over 27% or US$8bn worth of Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd (6178 JP). The selldown was originally slated for 2019 but was called off due to negative press for Japan Post Insurance. Thus, this deal has been over two years in the making and comes nearly four years after the previous selldown. We covered the IPO and previous selldown in our prior notes, links to which are below. Previous placement note: Japan Post Holdings Placement - Similar Reasons, Similar Pr...
Full Article at IIR has reaffirmed its Recommended rating for PIA after undertaking a review post the appointment of a new Portfolio Manager, Harding Loevner. The full report can be found on the IIR website. On 26 July 2021, Pengana International Equities Limited (PIA) announced a fully franked dividend of 1.35 cents per share for the June quarter. This represents an 8% increase on the March quarter dividend and takes the total dividends declared for FY21 of 5.1 cents per share, fully franked....
Concerns over perceived central bank policy missteps have been somewhat alleviated following dovish takeaways from Fed Chair Powell's comments, proclaiming interest rates are “just below†the neutral rate, and reminding everyone that future rate hikes are not predetermined. While this is certainly an incrementally positive development, it does not completely remove the specter of future rate hikes from our list of concerns. Of course, trade remains an issue despite optimism surrounding the T...
Our outlook remains neutral - bordering on cautious - on the MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. index (local currency) on an absolute basis with horizontal support continuing to hold for now. Our concern stems from the recent pattern of lower highs and continued underperformance relative to MSCI ACWI - remain underweight... see chart below. • Bullish developments in Japan. We have been fairly downbeat recently on Japan given the TOPIX's descending triangle pattern and underperformance relative to the MSCI ACW...
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