Union Bancaire Privée adds Japan-focused fund to its alternative UCITS platform

Union Bancaire Privée has launched Japanese-focused fund as part of the wealth manager's alternative UCITS platform. The U Access - Long/Short Japan Corporate Governance is a market-neutral and sector-neutral fund investing in Japanese equities and focusing on individual companies' corporate governance. According to UBP's qualitative and quantitative research, Japanese companies show a strong correlation between stockmarket performance and the quality of their governance. Furthermore, since 2014, a raft of reforms designed to reinforce governance at Japanese companies has created many...