MEDIA RELEASE PR37363
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. Releases Investment Simulation Game "Country Pick" in China in
Addition to Japan
TOKYO, Dec. 9 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ --
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Nikko AM), a leading Japan-based asset management company,
announced today that it will release "Country Pick" in China in addition to Japan.
"Country Pick" is an investment simulation game developed by Nikko AM that gives participants the
opportunity to experience managing money free of charge. Participants will incorporate fictional index funds
linked to the equities markets of countries and regions targeted for investment with a virtual investment (100
million RMB in the China version), and compete in terms of investment performance for a year on the Internet.
Participants will not invest in individual foreign issues. They need only to decide the country/region and their
ratios from the list of 31 investment targets, and construct a portfolio. The system is designed so that even
those people with little experience in managing equity investments can easily participate. "Country Pick" has
been developed to provide participants with the opportunity to experience global asset allocation free of
charge and familiarize themselves with investment. In China, the exclusive website for the competition was
launched on December 9 in cooperation with Rongtong Fund Management Co., Ltd. Participants can easily
participate in the competition starting from January 2010 by simply constructing a portfolio online. In Japan,
the number of participants has already reached 3,000, demonstrating the high level of interest. Please take
this opportunity to win prizes such as study trip to Tokyo by competing in terms of investment performance
with individual investors in China and overseas.
SOURCE: Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Contact:
Murooka / Tsuboi
Corporate Communications Department
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Phone: +81-3-6447-6426
e-mail: corpcom@nikkoam.com
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