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Neuberger Berman makes ESG push with Japanese equity team

Neuberger Berman makes ESG push with Japanese equity team
  • Ridhima Sharma
  • Ridhima Sharma
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  • 15 November 2019
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Neuberger Berman has announced its first Japan-based equities team, to be led by Keita Kubota, who joins as managing director and senior portfolio manager.

The team will manage Japan Equity Engagement strategy seeking attractive returns through active engagement and constructive dialog with Japanese small/mid-cap companies in which the team invests. The strategy will be offered to both institutional and high-net-worth clients.

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Kubota joins from Aberdeen Standard Investments, where he started his career over 13 years ago and most recently served as deputy head of Japan Equities. He was the investment director on Aberdeen Standard Investments' Japan large cap strategy and small cap strategy, both of which were managed with an engagement strategy and offered to large institutional clients across Europe, Asia and Latin America.

Two analysts, one of whom will specialize in ESG investing, will support Kubota. The other, Naoto Saito, joined Neuberger Berman in September as a senior research analyst and has a generalist focus.

Saito previously served in research roles and covered a broad range of companies across the Japanese equity market at Balyasny Asset Management, CLSA Securities and T. Rowe Price. With diverse experience as well as deep knowledge in ESG engagement, the team will seek to generate additional value by offering insights and knowledge sharing on ESG investing with portfolio companies.

"We look forward to the further expansion of ESG investing in Japan as companies have increased their awareness of corporate governance and other material factors. We think encouraging Japanese companies to improve their ESG factors through our active engagement can generate superior returns. Mr. Kubota and his team are bottom-up stock pickers with a focus on in-depth proprietary research," said Ryo Ohira, head of Neuberger Berman East Asia. "They are active, long-term investors who engage deeply and frequently with company management. Most importantly, Kubota has helped deliver long-term performance for his clients - which is our firm's mission."

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