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21 April 2025
Prices for one room condos, which owners often lease for rental income, are increasingly beyond the means of salaried workers.
Carve-outs, in which a company sells off a subsidiary or other specific business unit, are taking off as Japan's sprawling conglomerates come under pressure to focus on key businesses.
Business deals

Japanese companies accelerate carve-outs to post-financial crisis high

Private equity funds and government push for more capital efficiency

18 April 2025
Sweeping tariffs enacted, then paused, by the U.S. in early April led to widespread market turmoil.
Bonds

Japan's Norinchukin Bank didn't dump Treasurys over Trump tariffs: CEO

Agricultural bank chief dismisses sell-off rumors, stressing longer-term asset reforms

15 April 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies could slow down the flow of remittances to the Philippines as the levies could damage the world economy, affecting how much overseas Filipino workers earn.  (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Shinya Sawai)
Trading Asia

Trump policies threaten to shake foundation of shock-resistant Philippine peso

Crackdown on immigration set to squeeze country's key economic lifeline -- remittances

14 April 2025
President Donald Trump sees China as the biggest culprit behind a widening U.S. trade deficit and hollowed-out American manufacturing. (Source photos by AP and Reuters)
11 April 2025
A Keppel data center in Singapore.
Finance

Asia primed for some of highest data center growth: Blackstone infrastructure head

Sean Klimczak says DeepSeek emergence hasn't disrupted investment demand

7 April 2025
The Tokyo stock market is often the most affected by developments over the weekend, and by overnight announcements by the White House. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Akira Kodaka)
Trading Asia

Why Trump's tariffs have rocked Japanese stocks hardest

Stronger yen, macro hedge funds spell trouble for Tokyo market

7 April 2025
Analysts say shares in industries such as defense and shipbuilding may face short selling pressure when a ban on the practice is lifted. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Kim Jaewon, AP and Getty Images)
31 March 2025
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and SBI Securities will sell the new fund. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
Wealth Management

SMFG and SBI to sell Goldman bond fund with AI tool

Japanese financial groups expand alliance into wealth management

28 March 2025
Industry-based alliances working toward reaching net-zero emissions face headwinds as the Trump administration rolls back climate initiatives.
Climate Change

Japan's Tokio Marine Asset exits net-zero alliance after BlackRock

Industry climate initiative loses steam amid Trump rollbacks

27 March 2025
The Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda: The bank is on a mission to transform the economy from one of low growth and low inflation to one with more dynamism. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Wataru Ito and Mizuho Miyazaki) 
Trading Asia

BOJ's tightening campaign gets help from Trump and unions

Consensus grows that policy rate could rise above 1% in current cycle

17 March 2025
"Credit will continue to attract a lot of capital this year," said Isabelle Scemama, global head of AXA Investment Managers Alternatives, at the interview in Tokyo. (Nikkei montage/Photo by Reuters and AXA Investment Managers Alternatives)
Markets

Investors favor private credit amid muted dealmaking: AXA IM Alts

Private credit is a fierce battleground with $1.5 trillion in assets

14 March 2025
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has vowed to raise the country's economic growth rate, with a new sovereign wealth fund, Danantara, investing in key industries. But some investors worry the fund will become a political tool rather than a growth engine.  (Nikkei montage/Source photo by AFP/Jiji)
Trading Asia

Investors are wary of Indonesia's new sovereign fund, hitting shares of state-owned banks

Authorities' assurances and price-boosting measures have so far failed to win over skeptics

10 March 2025
According to government estimates, the average real wage of salaried men in fiscal year ending March 2024 stood at 11858 rupees, about 6% lower than fiscal year ending 2018. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Yuki Kohara)
Trading Asia

India's consumer loan growth slows as wage increases disappoint

Lenders' shares hit as they battle rising defaults; economy, businesses suffer

3 March 2025
Banking will be Nomura's fourth segment alongside traditional brokerage services.
Finance

Nomura homes in on high net worth clients with new banking division

Japan brokerage aims to grow securities-based lending, trust services

1 March 2025
Tech-related exporters were hit the hardest in Friday's market tumble in Japan. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Yuji Murakami and Reuters)
Markets

Japan stocks fall 3.7% as Trump tariff on China spurs risk-off trades

Exporters suffer from strong yen, tech uncertainties; Asia's key indexes follow suit

28 February 2025
AllianceBernstein Japan, led by President and CEO Kazuko Sakaguchi, had the equivalent of around $50 billion in assets under management as of June last year. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Markets

AllianceBernstein Japan chief says nation could become a key financial hub

CEO stresses importance of corporate governance reforms, creating investment culture

28 February 2025
Investors are closely watching how China's stimulus policies will counter deflationary pressures.
Trading Asia

China penny-pinchers produce new stock market winners as deflation woes persist

Blockbuster film fuels hope in consumption stocks; shares related to luxury spending fall

24 February 2025
AQX is the latest company in the Seraya Partners stable after Empyrion Digital, Cyan Renewables and Astrid Renew. (Nikkei montage)
Finance

Singapore investor Seraya launches digital infrastructure vehicle

Tokyo-based AQX will invest in Asian telecom assets and data centers

10 February 2025
As financial and economic realities shift, Japanese trading houses must prove they are more than a value play. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Takuya Fujisawa, Keigo Yoshida, Shinya Sawai and Reuters)
Trading Asia

It's crunch time for Japan's Buffett-backed trading houses

Mitsubishi Corp. and Mitsui & Co. must retain investor faith amid cloudy outlook

10 February 2025
Khazanah Nasional Managing Director Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir speaks to reporters on Feb. 5. (Photo by Norman Goh)
Finance

Malaysia state fund Khazanah to widen portfolio as profit drops 13%

Fund's net asset value rises more than 20% in 2024

5 February 2025
Slowing consumption, weighed down by inflation, poor wage growth and higher interest rates, has pushed Indian stocks lower. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Ken Kobayashi)
Trading Asia

Indian stocks fall as sluggish middle-class spending hurts economy

Rate cuts could be cure, but weak rupee hinders easing

3 February 2025
The BOJ is widely seen debating whether it should raise the policy rate by 25 basis points on Friday or wait to do so till March 18-19. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Mizuho Miyazaki and Akira Kodaka)
Trading Asia

All eyes on cautious BOJ as money flows out of Japan

Reluctance to tighten has market curtailing rate hike expectations through 2026

20 January 2025
The two-day Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong leverages the financial city's linkage to mainland China and the world. (Asian Financial Forum website)
Finance

Dubai lures Chinese banks looking for opportunities in wealth management

Regulator says CICC granted license, sees 'uptick' in interest from Hong Kong hedge funds

15 January 2025
Japanese stocks renewed their all-time highs this year before paring gains, partly due to a cheap yen. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images and Akira Kodaka)
Trading Asia

The weak and volatile yen will keep investors' attention in 2025

Japan's crippled currency seen having limited impact on stocks, unlike early this year

30 December 2024
Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick says the Wall Street bank is "in this for the very long term" with Japanese partner MUFG. (Photo by Daichi Mishima)
Interview

Morgan Stanley CEO seeks closer MUFG ties in asset management

Ted Pick sees tech as avenue for cooperation with Japanese partner

25 December 2024
Some private equity funds are vowing to steer clear of China as the U.S. government tightens restrictions on investment in the country. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters, AP and Akira Kodaka)
US-China tensions

Private equity firms pledge to be China-free as U.S. tightens rules

33 firms sign on to bipartisan-backed initiative ahead of key Congress vote

20 December 2024
A Mr.DIY shop in Bangkok. The region's largest home improvement retailer has more than 4,000 stores globally. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
IPO

Shares in Indonesian arm of Malaysia's Mr.DIY volatile in debut

Listing comes as purchasing power declines in Southeast Asia's largest economy

19 December 2024
Chinese tax authorities are harnessing the power of big data to step up enforcement and collect levies on offshore gains. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Akira Kodaka)
Wealth Management

Inside China's data-driven hunt for taxes on overseas gains

Rich told to self-assess and pay up, boosting local coffers but risking exodus

16 December 2024
China's Noah Holdings sees a growing clientele of wealthy Chinese who are putting down stakes in Japan. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
Wealth Management

Top China wealth manager expands to Japan as home market stalls

Noah targets growing population of Chinese buying property and residing there

16 December 2024
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