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Investment opportunities in the New Japan

AXA Framlington Japan Smaller Companies Fund
Chisako Hardie
Fund Manager
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Positive outlook for Japan
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Japanese equities a positive outlook
Corporate behaviour
Balance sheet reform
M&A activity
Improving shareholder returns
Consumer confidence
Labour market stabilisation
Asset price recovery
Death of deflation
Capital expenditure
Healthy cashflow
High capacity utilisation
Ageing capital stock

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Changing corporate behaviour
Trends in Japanese M&A: number and value of deals (US$bn)
0
50
100
150
200
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
Value (LHS) Number of deals (RHS)
Source: SDC and Citigroup. Based on conclusion days for done deals.
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-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
Jan-02 Dec-02 Nov-03 Oct-04 Sep-05 Aug-06
CPI Index (ex fresh food)
Domestic Corporate Goods
Improving consumer confidence
Jobs market Consumer prices (% y/y)
Sources: Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts & Telecom; Bank of Japan
(all via Bloomberg), 31 January 02 to 30 November 2006 Source: Bloomberg as at 30 November 2006
3.5
4
4.5
5
5.5
6
Jan-02 Dec-02 Nov-03 Oct-04 Sep-05 Aug-06
0.4
0.7
1
1.3
Unemployment rate (LHS)
Job offers to applicants ratio (RHS)
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70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
Jan-78 Jan-80 Jan-82 Jan-84 Jan-86 Jan-88 Jan-90 Jan-92 Jan-94 Jan-96 Jan-98 Jan-00 Jan-02 Jan-04 Jan-06
Capital expenditure upward pressure
Source: METI as at 30 November 2006
Production capacity (2000=100)
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51.3
26.6
10.7
4
2.8
4.6
13.3
31.4
30.8
14
7.1
3.4
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10
20
30
40
50
60
Currency & deposits Insurance & pension
reserves
Shares & equities Investment trusts Bonds Other
Japan US
% Distribution Japan and US household financial assets
Will domestic investors buy equities?
Source: Bank of Japan as at 30 September 2006
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Japanese smaller companies
A most attractive asset class
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New business creation
Numerous new businesses are being created because of:
Changes in large companies attitudes
Changes in peoples sense of values
Emergence of entrepreneurial sprit
New technology
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Investment themes
Recovery in capital expenditure
Recovery in property prices
Outsourcing
Energy
The retirement of baby-boomers
Mobile internet
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Deane Donnigan
HEALTHCARE
10 years
Gareth Powell
BIOTECH
7 years
Matthew Lovatt
RISK MANAGER
19 years
SPECIALIST SUPPORT
Nick Evans
TECHNOLOGY
8 years
Richard Peirson
FINANCIALS
34 years
Investment team & experience
Amanda Prince
RISK MANAGER
16 years
Chisako Hardie
PRIMARY
15 years
Anja Balfour
SECONDARY
17 years
Ming Kemp
ASIA EX-JAPAN
11 years
PRIMARY & SECONDARY MANAGERS
GENERAL SUPPORT
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Investment process
Bottom-up stock picking fund
Main focus on growth but only when its undervalued
Diversified portfolio
Strong buy and sell disciplines
Aware of the macro environment
Direct company contact The Edinburgh Advantage

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Stock selection process
The universe
3,000 listed companies
Screening
viability
profitability
Company meetings/site visits
Sell-side research
Independent research
Press
Trade publications
Macroeconomics
Themes
Global sectors
The monitor list
500 companies
Portfolio
70-85 stocks
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Portfolio construction
Low style/sector risk
Main risk is stock specific
Only the best ideas
Flexibility to switch from growth to value or vice-versa
Aim to have no more than 2% in any individual stock (not a restriction though)
Target prices set for stocks
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SWIP Japanese Smaller Companies A Acc (MF)
MSCI Japan Small Cap TR (IN)
IMA Japanese Smaller Companies (IN)
Proven track record
Source: Lipper Hindsight from 29 December 2000 to 31 December 2005, % Growth, Total Return, Bid to Bid, UK Tax Net
Percentage Growth Total Return, Tax UK Net, in GBP
129%
85%
71%
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AXA Framlington Japan Smaller
Companies Fund
Investment Objective
The objective of the Fund is to achieve long term capital growth.
Investment Policy
The Funds objective will be achieved through investment principally in small cap
companies having their head office or exercising part of their overriding economic
activity in any economic sector in Japan, having a market capitalisation of between
1bn and 45m
Benchmark
IMA Japanese Smaller Companies Sector Average
IMA Sector
Japanese Smaller Companies
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AXA Framlington corporate update
AXA Framlington Group is owned 100% by AXA Investment Managers S.A.
AXA Investment Managers took full ownership of Framlington Group on
1 November 2005
Previously, Framlington Group was owned by HSBC Holdings (51%) and Comerica
Incorporated (49%)
A formal condition of the sale agreement was that Framlingtons investment philosophy
and process would be protected, enabling managers to continue to manage money as
they always have
AXA Framlingtons focus will therefore continue to be on delivering superior investment
returns for clients, through competitive products, backed up with excellent service

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