Japan Specialist

Mark Chadwick

Over 20 years experience in equities and asset management in Asia and Japan. Qualified CFA with experience analyzing companies as a buy-side analyst. In-depth knowledge of company fundamental analysis, corporate governance and valuations.

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Japan Industrials / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>AI enthusiasm cooled as investors rotated out of the most richly valued technology names, favouring companies with visible earnings upgrades, governance catalysts and more resilient valuations. </li>
<li>Fujikura and J. Front Retailing outperformed for very different reasons, highlighting a market increasingly rewarding execution, capital allocation and stock-specific catalysts over broad themes. </li>
<li>With inflation firming and the BOJ edging towards further tightening, valuation discipline is re-emerging as a key driver of Japanese equity performance.</li>
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AI enthusiasm cooled as investors rotated out of the most richly valued technology names, favouring companies with visible earnings upgrades, governance catalysts and more resilient valuations. 
Fujikura and J. Front Retailing outperformed for very different reasons, highlighting a market increasingly rewarding execution, capital allocation and stock-specific catalysts over broad themes. 
With inflation firming and the BOJ edging towards further tightening, valuation discipline is re-emerging as a key driver of Japanese equity performance.


Japan Strategy Weekly | the AI Trade Grows More Selective