Results of Exercise of Voting Rights at June 2008 GSMs
- Nikko AM’s Ratio of Votes Opposing Proposals of Election of Directors to Increases to 8.7% -

Notice: Launch of Nikko New Growing Countries Currency Fund cancelled (Nickname: New Growing Countries Summit)

Nikko Asset Management launches new Nikko New Growing Countries Currency Fund (Nickname: New Growing Countries Summit)
- Enjoy the returns from the high interest rates and the upward potential of emerging currencies -
The launch of this fund has been cancelled. Please see the press release dated November 10, 2008 for details.

Nikko Asset Management launches new Exchange Traded Fund linked to Tokyo Stock Exchange REIT Index
- Japan's first ETF to pay Bi-Monthly Dividends -

Nikko AM Launches New Citi Country Selector Fund
-A strategy for global investment selection -

Invest in the Great Hope and Future of the African Continent
- Nikko African Equity Fund -

"Nikko Australian Equity Fund" Investing in Australia, an advanced economy rich in resources and vitality

Nikko AM Fund Academy e-Learning for Sales Representatives of Investment Trusts Receives Encouragement Award at the Japan e-Learning AWARDS
- Awarded for the First Time to a Financial Institution -

Nikko AM Launches Japan’s First Inflation Strategy Fund
- Nikko Inflation Strategy Fund for Investment in Assets with Inflation-Linked Returns -

Nikko Asset Management Funds Receive 2008 Mercer MPA (Japan) Awards in Two Categories

Invest in Brazil, a Leading Nation in Resources/Foodstuff/Manufacturing
Nikko AM Establishes Nikko Brazil Equity Fund
- Applications Accepted by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation from June 16 -

Nikko AM to launch new fund investing in world-class Japanese firms Companies Selected for Dividends Yields and Dividends Growth - Nikko Japan High Income Equity Fund -

Nikko AM wins accolades for management in multiple fields, including Japan domestic stocks and global REITs etc. ~ AsianInvestor 2008 Achievement Awards, R&I Fund Award 2008 ~

Nikko AM launches first China A-Shares ETF on the TSE
~ Listed Index Fund China A Shares (Panda) CSI 300 ~

Nikko AM establishes new fund, High Income Currency Collection
~ Easy access to 10 high Income currencies worldwide, including emerging economies ~

Nikko AM wins top accolades for six funds
~ Lipper Fund Awards Japan 2008 ~

Nikko AM launches 3 new TOPIX index-linked ETFs
~ TOPIX 100 Japan Equity Large Cap; TOPIX Mid400 Japan Equity Mid Cap; TOPIX Small Japan Equity Small Cap ~

Nikko AM establishes World Cruisei monthly dividend fund
~ Assets allocated according to the relative weight of each economy ~

Nikko AM Lists Japan’s First ETF Linked to Emerging Japanese Equities
- New Japanese equity investment fund part of Nikko AM’s +Nippon campaign -

Morningstar Japan Awards its"Fund of the Year 2007” to Nikko AM’s
~ Nikko Wallet of the World ~

Nikko AM launches+Nippon campaign to promote Japanese equities
~ Also announces simulated fund management competition, Fund Manager of Tomorrow ~

Press Archive

Nikko Asset looks abroad, Pensions and Investments

The article highlights some of the key changes Nikko AM has made toward its goal of becoming Japan's first big independent money manager. While gathering $1.2-$1.5 billion in monthly net inflows since April, Chairman and CEO Timothy McCarthy has also been successful in: bringing in 3 independent directors, trimming the Japanese equity management team, and ending personnel rotation.

Against the backdrop of solid domestic retail sales, Nikko AM is now seeking to increase institutional business as well, the article notes. Bill Wilder, brought on as president and CIO in July 2004, has made crucial structural changes to attract further institutional and international interest. Among the overhauls led by Mr. Wilder are: making research analysts report to money managers, boosting performance-related compensation for portfolio managers, and introducing an employee stock option plan.

The article also mentions the hiring of Yu Iwata, former vice president of marketing at Goldman Sachs Asset Management in Tokyo; Lora-Ann Chiginsky, former associate director of international business development at Wellington Management Co.; and Christina Alfandary, former vice president at Gabelli Asset Management; as part of Nikko AM's effort to improve international sales and marketing.

Nikko's Gaijin and the Quest for Japan's $13 Trillion, Bloomberg Markets, pages 64-72

A seven-page feature article in the June 2005 edition of Bloomberg Markets describes the changes that CEO Timothy McCarthy and CIO Bill Wilder have made since taking the helm at Nikko AM, and the progress that has been made. But the article also outlines the challenges that McCarthy and Wilder face to change Nikko AM's corporate culture and overcome Japanese investors' long-standing distrust of investments.

The article also reported the progress being made. In the year ended on March 31, 2004, Nikko earned $15 million and almost half of Nikko AM's funds performed better than their peers. McCarthy vows to increase the firm's assets to $100 billion and generate $80 million to $100 million in profit in the next four to five years.

Nikko Alternative unit expands, MARHedge

The hedge fund trade magazine describes Nikko AM's plans to aggressively expand its alternative investments platform, AlphaPlus, offering in-house and third party products. Several new portfolio managers have been added and the firm is considering allocations to several external managers who offer globally diversified equity and/or fixed income funds, geographically focused (country) specific funds and funds of funds.

The article also mentioned the hiring of Jeff Lee as executive vice president in charge of hedge fund research. Lee was previously director of alternative investments at ACAM Advisors LLC, a subsidiary of ITOCHU Corp.

Mr. Outside, Institutional Investor, page 92

Timothy McCarthy, Nikko AM Chairman and CEO, was profiled in a feature article in the November 2004 edition of Institutional Investor magazine.

In the article, journalist Charles Smith outlines the difficult situation that Nikko AM was facing, and how McCarthy was brought in to turn the firm around. The article describes some of McCarthy's plans for the firm, such as building a competitive advantage by forging relationships with a wide range of overseas fund managers, and placing a large portion of the company's shares in the hands of its employees.