Behind the Headlines August, 2007

In recent elections, Japan’s Prime ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost control of the upper house for the first time in over 50 years.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe still controls the more-powerful lower house of parliament, where elections need not be held until late 2009. But the… Read More

Update On Our Japan Funds

JAPAN EQUITY FUND $8.61 (New York symbol JEQ; CWA Rating: Aggressive) invests mostly in large capitalization stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Japan Equity Fund’s top holdings are: Toyota Motor, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group, Matsushita Electric Industrial, Nomura Holdings, East Japan Railway,… Read More

Profit from Japan’s Economic Recovery

JAPAN EQUITY FUND $8.10 (New York symbol JEQ; CWA Rating: Aggressive) invests mostly in large capitalization stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The manager of the fund, Daiwa Securities, picks stocks using a “bottom-up” approach (using fundamentals such as earnings, cash flow and low debt).

The… Read More