Kuala Lumpur, Feb 4—Nomura Asset Management Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., a fund management unit of Nomura Holdings, Inc. in Japan, today announced the launch of the Nomura Global Multi-Theme Equity Fund (the Fund”), offering Malaysian investors diversified exposure to multiple long-term structural growth themes shaping the global economy.
The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital growth by investing in Nomura Funds Ireland – Global Multi-Theme Equity Fund) (“GMT”). GMT seeks to invest in global equities with growth potential by adopting a multi-thematic approach focused on future growth themes expected to generate attractive returns over the medium to long term.
Commenting on the launch, Atsushi Ichii, a Director of Nomura Asset Management Malaysia Sdn Bhd said, “Our GMT specialists identify themes based on three perspectives: breakthrough technology/disruptive innovation, new opportunities in emerging markets, and structural change in society. Investment themes selected from these areas are continuously changing, and our rigorous analysis enables us to select the most attractive themes at any given time. Furthermore, by investing across several themes, the Fund offers investors a more balanced approach to long-term growth compared to single-theme strategies.”
Rika Naito, Senior Portfolio Manager at Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd, the sub-investment advisor for GMT, added: “We evaluate our themes in focus every three to five years. In response to the rapidly evolving market environment, our themes have been updated three times since 2024. This robust review process helps us maintain the right level of diversity and flexibility.”
“GMT’s edge lies in its growth mandate: we only prioritize themes with strong growth characteristics. In an upside market, the upside capture ratio is 106%, which is reasonable for growth mandate, while the downside market capture ratio is 89%. Combining both high-growth and stable-growth themes allows us to have protectionism in numbers,” Naito adds.