Private banking group Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) has added a new strategy focused on the quality of Japanese firms’ corporate governance.
The ‘U Access – Long/Short Japan Corporate Governance’ will screen from Japan’s 500 largest stocks, taking long positions on 25-35 well governed companies and short positions on 50-70 poorly governed companies.
UBP said its own research showed strong correlation between stockmarket performance and the qua...