Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. today announced that it will be renaming as Amova Asset Management Co., Ltd. on 1 September 2025.
At the shareholder meetings of 2,386 Japanese companies in which Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Nikko AM) held voting rights between July 2023 and June 2024, the firm exercised proxy voting rights regarding 23,095 company-generated proposals and 377 shareholder proposals for a total of 23,472 proposals. Please refer to the tables below for further details.
Nikko Asset Management (Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. together with all of its subsidiaries, “Nikko AM”) has been recognised for the third consecutive year as a signatory to the UK Stewardship Code 2020 (UKSC). Nikko AM first become a signatory in 2022, one of the first firms headquartered in Asia to do so, making this a prestigious recognition that underscores our firm’s extensive stewardship activities and sustainability outcomes.
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Nikko AM) has just issued a pair of annual reports that underscore the firm’s ongoing global commitments, both as a fiduciary and steward of clients’ capital, and as a responsible corporate citizen. Sustainability Report 2024 presents both sides of the coin, explaining sustainable investment structures, Nikko AM’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) approach, frameworks and milestones, as well as various corporate sustainability activities in the firm’s own operations. Meanwhile, Global TCFD Report 2024 takes a deep dive into climate related risks and opportunities by assessing the firm’s investments and operations aligned with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate Related Disclosures (TCFD). Both reports cover the 2023 calendar year.
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce its support for “Business for Marriage Equality” (BME), a campaign to bring visibility to companies that support marriage equality (legalisation of same-sex marriage) in Japan.
Nikko Asset Management (Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. together with all of its subsidiaries), one of Asia’s largest asset managers with US$240.1 billion in assets under management, has finalised a strategic partnership in Asia with Tikehau Capital, the global alternative asset management group, effective on 25 June 2024. The partnership encompasses three key components designed to enhance both groups’ global investment capabilities and presence: a distribution agreement, a joint venture, and Nikko Asset Management taking an equity stake in Tikehau Capital. This partnership agreement follows the earlier announcement about the commencement of discussions between the two groups.
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. today announces it is scheduled to launch the new exchange traded fund (ETF) “Listed Index Fund Nikkei Semiconductor Stock” on 11 July, and list it on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on 12 July.