All Japan articles – Page 8
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White papersValuations and Volatility Test Equity Investors
It’s been a really good year for equities so far. Paradoxically, this is sowing the seeds of anxiety. Valuations are higher, so people are worried about a correction. Subdued volatility has stoked fears of renewed turbulence.
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White papersAsia Pacific Outlook: June 2017
The economic outlook for the Asia Pacific has improved, with overall regional growth estimates for 2017 upgraded slightly to 4.8% from 4.6%.
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White papersGlobal Economic Outlook 2017
2016 has been an eventful year and one that many people will remember as being filled with considerable change and uncertainty.
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White papersTrump presidency weighs on Asia-Pacific real estate
Concerns over a slowdown in Chinese economic growth have receded, but the rise of Donald Trump could present challenges for Asia-Pacific real estate markets, says Sandip Bhalsod.
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White papersCross Asset: 2017 and beyond
In an ultra-low or even negative interest rate environment, maintaining an overweight stance in emerging market assets (equities, debt and currencies), in credit (vs. government bonds) still makes sense, while continuing our search for yield and spreads.
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APAC Market Outlook: 2H16
Investment opportunities and strategies linked to broad structural shifts across the APAC region likely to outperform.
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Global cities: Superior returns in top cities
The world is moving away from sovereign borders and is becoming defined by economically powerful global cities.
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Japan's negative interest rate policy: Impact on real estate
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) joined the negative interest rate club earlier this year, following in the footsteps of central banks in Europe – including the ECB, Swiss National Bank, Riksbank and Danish National Bank – and which have pushed deposit rates on bank reserves below the zero threshold, albeit to varying degrees.
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Asia Pacific Real Estate Summary: Edition 1 2016
Macro conditions have generally stabilized across APAC relative to January’s low point, which was characterized by elevated financial market volatility, falling commodity prices and declining global trade which many regional markets depend on to support activity and jobs.
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Global Economic Overview: Spring 2016
The world economy stumbled in 2015, amid weak aggregate demand, falling commodity prices and increasing economic volatility in major countries. The world GDP grew by 3.1% vs. 3.4% in 2014.
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Automation and Real Estate – the rise of the machines
This paper considers the impact of computing and robotics advances on the workforce and how this will influence real estate markets.
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Perspective: Global Volatility, The Real Economy, and Real Estate
Bouts of financial market volatility likely to return
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Key risks for global real estate in 2016
Aided by extremely loose global monetary policy, capital values have experienced a strong recovery since the crisis. We believe this period of very strong capital growth has largely run its course and the window to capture significant yield compression is passing quickly, says Sandip Bhalsod.
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Finding Value in Asia-Pacific Real Estate in 2016
Data on Asia-Pacific’s economies and real estate markets continue to produce conflicting reads. This is in part due to the fundamental heterogeneity in economic structure, demographics, fiscal, and monetary policy across the region’s main economies.
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Securities Open Doors to Prime Assets
Prime Asian buildings in prime locations are rarely traded, so are difficult for investors to access directly. But publicly listed real estate securities offer a way for investors of all type and size to gain exposure to such property.
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Insights: Quarterly market views from our fund managers - Q2 2015
The Asia Pacific real estate market is expanding rapidly – invested stock in the region rose by 10% in dollar terms over the past year to $5.1 trillion, moving further ahead of Europe and North America. This growth has helped to further broaden the pool of opportunities, with new markets meeting the transparency and maturity criteria for core investment.
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Asia Pacific Outlook: June 2015
Over 2015 and 2016, economic growth of the Asia Pacific region is forecast to hold steady at 5.5% per annum, continuing to outperform the rest of the world by a large margin.
