General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> June 5, 2013

Investing in Japanese Equities

Ozawa, Daiji
Daiji Ozawa, CFA, is the Chief Portfolio Manager of the Japanese Equity Value strategy. He joined Invesco Japan in 2010 as a part of the business transfer of Japanese equity capability from Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) and has 26 years of investment experience. At MSIM, he was a Japanese Equity Value Portfolio Manager. Before that, he was Head of Investment (Equity) at Western Asset Management (Tokyo), and Director and Head of Equity Investments at Cititrust & Banking Corporation (Citigroup Asset Management). Prior to that, he was a Senior Portfolio Manager at Tokyo-Mitsubishi Asset Management. He began his career as a Banker at the Bank of Tokyo. Mr. Ozawa received a B.A. degree in political science from Waseda University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a Chartered Member of the Security Analysts Association of Japan. Profile
TWST: What is the underlying investment philosophy you use to manage the Invesco Pacific Growth Fund?

Mr. Ozawa: Our investment philosophy is a value-oriented approach. We are a stock