Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/163157 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
ADBI Working Paper No. 658
Publisher: 
Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Tokyo
Abstract: 
Since 1998, sales channels for investment trusts have expanded in Japan. We expected this to result in greater demand for investment trusts but these expectations have yet to be met. The underlying causes of investment trusts' slow growth may be due to negative net returns to individual investors during the economic downturn - i.e., after deducting costs from dividends. When the Japanese economy is sluggish, asset management companies should invest in high-growth Asia, among other regions, rather than the domestic market. And when domestic financial markets are strong, the companies should invest more in Japanese markets. Investment trusts are the vehicle for seizing world economic trends. However, the performance of Japan's investment trusts has not been as good as that of the United States (US). To further enhance demand for investment trusts, their fee structure must be changed so that asset management companies, distributors, and individual investors seek the same goals. In other words, the interest of distributors and asset management companies would need to be better aligned.
Subjects: 
Economics
Finance sector development
Japan
JEL: 
E44
G11
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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