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Market Review for October 2022

TOPIX ended up on the previous month end. The Japanese equity market rose in line with a rise in the US equity market in the latter half of the month.
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Market Review for September 2022

TOPIX ended down on the previous month end due to external risk factors such as rising US interest rates. Moreover the UK's controversial fiscal policy also weighed negatively on market sentiment.
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Press Release

Royanne Doi Joins SuMi TRUST

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management (SuMi TRUST), one of Japan’s largest asset managers with $623bn in assets under management (AUM), has appointed Royanne Doi to its board of directors as an independent non-executive director. With Ms. Doi’s appointment, independent directors will comprise half of the board of directors at SuMi TRUST.
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Insights

Translating Corporate Purpose into Business Practice

In this article, Munehisa Matsumoto, Head of Investment Research, discusses how companies can create sustainable value through implementing their corporate purposes into business practices.
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Market Review for August 2022

TOPIX ended up on the previous month-end. However early gains in the first half of the month were shaved off following hawkish statements from the US Federal Reserve Chair Powell.
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Market Review for July 2022

TOPIX ended up on the previous month-end following the success of the Liberal Democratic Party at the recent upper house election and expectations for a slowdown of US interest rate rises.
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Insights

Japan After Abe's Death

The sudden death of former Prime Minister Abe was profoundly shocking and will undoubtedly have a lasting impact both culturally and politically in Japan. In this article economist Takayuki Toji discusses Abe's legacy and the potential impact this could have on the Japanese political landscape and economic policy.
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Inflation and Japanese Corporate Earnings

Concerns over inflation are sweeping across the globe and Japan is no exception. In this article, economist Takayuki Toji discusses the implications of rising inflation and a weaker yen on the Japanese economy.