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The decision by South Korea’s left-leaning Democratic Party to scrap the capital gains tax, alongside the right-leaning Yoon administration’s introduction of the Corporate Value-Up Program, reflects a shift in the political landscape regarding the stock market. The stock market has …
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Owens Huang, Portfolio Manager, discusses the four key structural challenges facing China in his piece, “Thoughts from a China Bear.” According to Huang, the sudden rebound in demand for Chinese equities does not suggest that China has already bottomed out. …
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The victory of Shigeru Ishiba in the 2024 Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election has generally been viewed with caution in the investment community. Having analyzed the manner of Ishiba’s victory and the statements made in the weeks before the …
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A record 91 Japanese companies received shareholder proposals at their general shareholder meetings in June this year, marking the highest number ever recorded. The continued rise in the number of AGM proposals is a clear positive, signaling the deepening of …
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Contrary to the opinion polls and exit polls ahead of India’s general election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi won just 240 seats out of 543 seats, denying him a single party majority in parliament. Indian investors are clearly taking this result …
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Last summer, Dalton predicted an increase in unsolicited takeover bids within the Japanese market. Eight months later, this prediction is coming true. Read more about the Japanese stock market’s potential to evolve into a true market for corporate control.
Chinese property stocks were once a material part of Dalton’s regional Asian portfolios. However, in recent years, Dalton has substantially reduced its exposure to Chinese stocks. Read more about the underlying problems in the Chinese real estate market and the …
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The prevailing opinion amongst institutional investors appears to be that the India stock market is trading at a stretched level of valuations. While parts of the market are indeed showing signs of frothiness, we believe that a segment of the …
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For many years, India has been somewhat of an afterthought for many asset allocators. Unlike China, which saw its meteoric growth coupled with a rapid increase in its weight in global stock market indices (and hence the asset allocation benchmarks …
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On March 19, 2024 the Bank of Japan (BOJ) made three major announcements: In this Japan update from Shiro Hayashi, we discuss the implications following the end of negative interest rates in Japan. Read the piece here.
Dalton in the News
Owens Huang, a portfolio manager at Dalton Investments, a U.S. investment firm, pointed out that “this challenges the U.S. government’s restrictions on technology exports to China and could lead to increased scrutiny of companies like Nvidia, which are key to …
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Owens Huang, Portfolio Manager at Dalton Investments, was interviewed by Hedge Fund Alpha, discussing everything from his background in Chemistry to his interest in music composition and history with holding NVIDIA shares. Huang’s investing style has evolved over the years …
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Tokyo, January 21, 2025 After the recent press conference by President Minato, Dalton Investments’ affiliate, Rising Sun Management (“RSM”), has sent another letter to the Board of Directors of Fuji Media Holdings (“FMH”), requesting the establishment of an independent, third-party …
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Tokyo, January 14, 2025 Dalton Investments’ affiliate, Rising Sun Management (“RSM”), has sent a letter to the Board of Directors of Fuji Media Holdings (“FMH”), requesting the establishment of an independent, third-party committee composed of outside experts to examine the …
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James Lim, Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst at Dalton Investments, recently wrote a letter to the board of directors and the management of JB Financial, commending them for their willingness to work more closely with stakeholders. When Dalton started …
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Dalton Investments was recently featured in the Nikkei regarding Dalton’s engagement with Toyota Industries, Toyota Motor’s founding company. Following Dalton’s shareholder proposal, Toyota Industries announced in October 2024 the complete sale of its Denso Corporation shares, demonstrating the company’s commitment …
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James Lim, Senior Research Analyst at Dalton Investments, was recently featured in Business Korea, discussing the Commercial Act Amendment in Korea, which would expand the fiduciary duty of directors from “the company” to “the company and shareholders.” According to Lim, …
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Masumi Nishida, Partner at Dalton Investments and Managing Director of Dalton Advisory KK (Dalton’s Japan research office), was featured on the Business Breakdowns podcast discussing activism in Japan. The podcast covers the selection process for attractive activist opportunities and explains …
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Owens Huang, Partner, Senior Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager at Dalton Investments, spoke at the AI Investment Forum of the Taiwan Tech Summit on September 14, 2024th. The Taiwan Tech Summit is a premier conference that connects engineers, supply chain …
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Portfolio Manager Venkat Pasupuleti was quoted in Barron’s, discussing India’s hot IPO market and the impact of the country’s Systematic Investment Programs on valuations (particularly in small and mid-cap stocks). Dalton currently finds better opportunities in larger cap Indian stocks, …
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