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To provide capital growth over the long-term (5-10 years) by investing at least 80% of the Fund's assets in the shares of Japanese companies. At least 80% of assets invested in equities of companies that are domiciled, or carrying out the main part of their economic activity, in Japan. The Fund may invest in small capitalisation companies.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Miyako Urabe | - | 2015 | Now |
Biography | Miyako Urabe, vice president, is a country specialist for Japan equities and a member of the Japan Team within the Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific (EMAP) Equities Team based in Tokyo. Miyako joined the Firm in 2013 from Credit Suisse Securities equity sales desk in Tokyo as an Asia ex-Japan specialist. She started her career at Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities covering both Japan and Asia ex-Japan. Miyako obtained a Bachelor Degree in Economics from Keio University, Japan. | ||
Nicholas Weindling | Vice President, Investment Manger | 2012 | Now |
Biography | Nicholas Weindling, managing director, is a country specialist for Japan equities and a member of the Japan Team within the Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific (EMAP) Equities Team based in Tokyo. Nicholas joined the Firm in 2006 from Baillie Gifford in Edinburgh, where he worked initially as a UK large cap analyst and latterly as a Japanese equities investment manager. Nicholas obtained a B.A. (Hons) in History from Cambridge University. | ||
Shoichi Mizusawa | Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager | 2012 | Now |
Biography | Shoichi Mizusawa, managing director, is a country specialist for Japan equities and head of the Japan Team within the Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific (EMAP) Equities Team. Based in Japan, he leads the Japan-dedicated equity portfolio management teams in Hong Kong and Tokyo. Shoichi joined the Firm in 1997 as a marketing manager responsible for Japan pension funds. He transferred to the Japan Portfolio Group in 2000 and took up his current role in 2010. Prior to joining the Firm, Shoichi spent four years with Postipankki as the Tokyo representative in capital markets. He began his career with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation in 1989. Shoichi obtained a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Waseda University and an M.B.A. from Simon Fraser University. | ||
Naohiro Ozawa | Research Analyst, Member | 2012 | 2015 |
Biography | Naohiro Ozawa, vice president, is a country specialist for Japan equities and a member of the Japan Team within the Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific (EMAP) Equities Team based in Tokyo. He joined the Firm (JPMorgan Securities Japan) in 2006 as an analyst and transferred to Asset management to take up his current position in 2008. Naohiro obtained a B.Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences and is a Chartered Member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan (CMA). | ||
David Mitchinson | Specialist | 2004 | 2012 |
Biography | David started his career with Framlington where he ran the Japan Fund. He then moved to Tokyo with JP Morgan where he spent many years. He moved to Adia in 2013, and eventually returned to the UK with TT International in 2016. He joined Zennor in 2020. He graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in Economics. David is a CFA Charter holder | ||
Mark Wood | Executive Director, Senior Portfolio Manager | 2001 | 2004 |
Biography | Mark began his career with Lloyds Bank Financial Services in 1988, moving to AMP's UK Desk in 1989 and later to the Japan team. He joined Legal and General in 1993 as a Fund Manager of Japanese Equities, and Foreign & Colonial in 1994, moving to HSBC, Tokyo in 1996. He then moved to TALCEF Global Asset Management as Executive Director, Japanese Equities and joined Chase Fleming Asset Management in 2000 as a Senior Fund Manager within the Japan Portfolio Group. | ||
Richard Whittall | - | 1998 | 2000 |
Biography | From 2000 until 2008 Richard, a British national, was working for Boyer Allan Investment Management Ltd. as a Fund Manager. Working closely his co-Fund Manager, Alexander Griffin, he managed the Boyer Allan Japan Fund. At its peak the Fund had approximately US$860million of assets under management and in 2003 won AsiaHedge’s Award for ‘Best Fund in Asia’ and ‘Best Fund in Japan’. Prior to working at Boyer Allan, Richard worked for Jardine Fleming from 1990 until 2000. He was appointed Fund Manager of their Japan Fund, the Japan Trust in 1995. Richard was later appointed Manager of their Jardine Fleming Technology Funds, including Japan Technology, Pacific Technology and Eastern Technology. Richard’s formal education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from London University and a post-graduate in Politics and Economics from Kobe University in Japan. |
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