Mark To, Managing Director of Asset Management at Wing Fung Financial Group, tells Steven Filby that substantial pay rises and a possible roll back on monetary stimulus are not mutually exclusive in Japan. Alex Wong, the Director of Alex KY Wong Asset Management, says Japan’s economy is in good shape and we need to keep watch on how wage inflation contributes to overall inflation.

Carolyn Wright speaks with Sami Abouzahr, Head of Investments and Wealth Solutions in Wealth and Personal Banking for Hong Kong, at HSBC, on the evolving financial goals of investors in Hong Kong.

Nick Smith, Japan Strategist, CLSA, says that while the current surge in foreign inflows to Japanese stocks is not especially large in historical terms, and that it’s not surprising given recent operating profits suggesting good growth ahead.