Operator
Good day, everyone, and welcome to today s Nomura Holdings Third Quarter Operating Result for Fiscal Year Ending March 2021 Conference Call. Please be reminded that today s conference call is being recorded at the request of the hosting company. Should you have any objections you may disconnect at this point in time. [Operator Instructions]
Please note that this telephone conference contains certain forward-looking statements and other projected results, which involve known and unknown risks, delays, uncertainties and other factors not under the Company s control, which may cause actual results, performance or achievement of the Company to be materially different from the results, performance or other expectations implied by those projections. Such factors include economics and market conditions, political events and investor sentiments, liquidity of secondary market, level and volatility of interest rates, currency exchange rates, security valuations, competitive conditio
American Century Investments And Nomura Asset Management Launch Advanced Medical Impact UCITS Date
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Experienced investment team with extensive industry credentials (former pharmaceutical research scientist)
Additional positive social impact through the firm’s unique ownership structure, American Century has directed 40 percent of profits in the form of dividends to support medical research
The team’s health care strategy has currently attracted more than $1.6 billion assets under management since its inception in 2018
American Century Investments and Nomura Asset Management continue to offer investment solutions that integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. The American Century Advanced Medical Impact UCITS, a sub-fund of Nomura Funds Ireland Plc, is now available to investors in Europe.
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COVID-19 has accelerated various trends, such as the migration to online and digital platforms, greatly boosting the growth of e-commerce.
The pandemic has created long-term structural changes in consumer behavior beyond e-commerce, including remote working, distance learning and virtual health care. Tech companies whose products and services address the needs created by these trends are likely beneficiaries.
These structural shifts in consumer behavior are widespread in China and throughout emerging markets, where e-commerce, internet penetration and digitalization are increasing rapidly. This adoption continues to rise even though governments have relaxed many pandemic-related restrictions.
COVID-19 has profoundly affected how we live. The need to shop, bank, learn, play and even communicate remotely has hastened the use of digital technologies. The pace of digital adoption should quicken as remote working, online learning and e-commerce penetration continue to ri
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Misunderstood and mispriced risks associated with emerging markets debt (EMD) securities often create inefficiencies and anomalies. These irregularities can translate to attractive investment opportunities for experienced managers.
We seek to exploit these inefficiencies via a fundamental, research-driven, bottom-up approach combined with robust macro and thematic analysis and a disciplined valuation framework.
Our approach is unconstrained by benchmark limitations, allowing us to seek diversified and out-of-index sources of return. We believe active positions in duration, yield curve, country allocation, sector allocation, currency allocation, and security selection help generate a more consistent return profile.
Widely Used EMD Benchmarks
J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global: Tracks total returns for U.S. dollar-denominated Brady bonds, traded loans and Eurobonds in addition to local market sovereign and quasi-sovereign debt securities.
American Century Investments Sibil Sebastian Receives Diversity & Inclusion Rising Star Award From DCIIA
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ American Century Investments Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Development Sibil Sebastian was recognized as a Rising Star by the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA) during DCIIA s inaugural Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Awards celebration on Dec. 10.
VP, Strategy & Corporate Development Sibil Sebastian We re very proud to have Sibil recognized by DCIIA, said American Century Co-Head of Intermediary Distribution Rick Luchinsky. She epitomizes American Century s spirit to value everyone and to help each person prepare for a secure future and ultimately live with dignity in retirement.