Japan
Japanese hedge funds climbed 26.77%
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	As Asian hedge funds outperformed peers.
                    
                                        
                    
                AXA Real Estate raises ¥26b at launch of 2nd Japanese debt investment vehicle
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Its Japanese debt programme now stood over ¥40b.
                    
                                        
                    
                Here are 5 starting guns for Japanese equities through 2020
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Summer Olympics in Tokyo will be significant.
                    
                                        
                    
                Japanese demand for foreign bonds hits 2-month high
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	On its way to restoring 3-month trend.
                    
                                        
                    
                Why Japanese securities firms shouldn't be too happy yet with earnings rebound
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Sustainability is still 'unclear,' says Fitch.
                    
                                        
                    
                Southeast Asia splurged $10b in outbound investments
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Q3 record lowest since 2009.
                    
                                        
                    
                Here's the impact of US government shutdown on USD
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Sell-off should be limited, says analyst.
                    
                                        
                    
                Nikkei 225 outperforms Asian equities with 2.47% gain
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Check out how other markets fared.
                    
                                        
                    
                Nomura's net revenue jumped 16.8% to 431.3b yen
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Its retail business showed impressive results.
                    
                                        
                    
                Markit names Matthew Serynek as managing director and head of Japan operations
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	In a release, Markit, a leading global financial information services company, announced the appointment of Matthew Serynek as managing director and head of Markit’s Japan operations.
                    
                                        
                    
                South East Asia sealed US$27.1b M&A deals in 1H
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Its most impressive opening half since 2008.
                    
                                        
                    
                4 biggest growth strategies Japan investors are looking for
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	'Extremely high expectations', says analyst.
                    
                                        
                    
                Japan equities allocation hit 6-year high
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Bullish outlook of corporate profits on the horizon?
                    
                                        
                    
                Nomura's income jumped 179% to US$1.8b
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	All three businesses remain robust.
                    
                                        
                    
                Japan's Orix targets Dutch asset manager Robeco for $2.6-B
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Orix Corp will buy Robeco from its owner Rabobank for about 2$2.6 billion.
                    
                                        
                    
                Japanese mutual funds post biggest net inflow since May 2011
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Japanese mutual funds experienced the biggest monthly net inflow in January since May 2011.