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Symphony tunes into Japan bargains, Asian volatility
The Tokyo-based hedge fund sees 2012 as a favourable year for investments in undervalued Japanese companies, and also for raising capital.
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Yvonne Chan
| 31 January 2012
Alternatives
Sparx group loses another top executive
Masaki Taniguchi’s departure as chief operating officer of Sparx Asset Management follows Kam Bahra's exit as chief executive officer of Sparx’s Hong Kong unit.
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Yvonne Chan
| 17 January 2012
Markets
RBS makes heavy cuts in Asia equities division
The bank has made major lay-offs in institutional and retail equity sales and structuring in the region, amid whispers it plans to shut its equities and corporate finance units ...
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Joe Marsh
| 12 January 2012
Alternatives
Japanese love hotels: A recession-proof play?
Low valuations are providing a good opportunity to invest in an industry that can thrive even in downturns, says Garry Frenklah, who represents Alchemy Japan.
By
Joe Marsh
| 5 January 2012
Distribution
Nikko-Ambit JV targets $1 billion AUM in three years
Japan’s Nikko Asset Management continues its Asian expansion by finalising an Indian joint venture that was originally flagged in 2006.
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Joe Marsh
| 21 December 2011
Business Moves
MUFJ’s AMP stake shows power of Japan’s gatekeepers
The strategic business alliance announced between Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking and Australia’s AMP Capital Investors highlights the barriers to reaching Japanese ...
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Jame DiBiasio
| 12 December 2011
Commentary
Should Olympus bring back the whistleblower?
Olympus’s trip has cast a shadow over Japan Inc as British-born CEO Michael Woodford plots his next move. Tadashi Kageyama of Kroll reflects on investor lessons to be ...
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Simon Osborne
| 5 December 2011
Asset Owners
Japan Post Bank hoovers up foreign assets after 2008
Results show it has increased its holding of foreign securities from scratch in March 2008 to over ¥10 trillion as at September 30, adding ¥3 trillion in the past ...
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Leigh Powell
| 25 November 2011
Business Moves
Credit Suisse inserts Thiriet as Japan CEO
The Swiss bank says Olivier Thiriet will take over from Paul Kuo at the start of next year in a management transition, while retaining his role as Asia-Pacific head of cash ...
By
Leigh Powell
| 10 November 2011
Asset Owners
Japan’s PFA brings record 40% of savings in-house
The nation’s seventh largest institutional investor terminated or did not renew six manager mandates and signed up or gave additional business to three more in the year ...
By
Leigh Powell
| 8 November 2011
Alternatives
Post-quake price falls fail to materialise in Tokyo property
With little exposure to Greek debt, domestic banks are still lending to Japan’s real estate sector.
By
Simon Osborne
| 31 October 2011
Alternatives
How to find growth in Japan's private equity market today
Richard Pyvis, chairman of CLSA Capital Partners, outlines some opportunities in one of Asia’s trickiest markets to identify genuine growth.
By
Simon Osborne
| 28 October 2011
Alternatives
Japanese alternatives firm FGI sets up in Hong Kong
The merged entity of Japan hedge fund manager OGI and venture capital firm FinTech expands its regional footprint.
By
Yvonne Chan
| 6 October 2011
People Moves
CS taps Mollemans for advanced execution services
Michael Mollemans joins Credit Suisse as head of Japan electronic trading from Daiwa in New York.
By
Yvonne Chan
| 16 September 2011
Markets
Japan ETF managers intent on recapturing trading flows
Tokyo-based operators engage in some soul-searching after US-domiciled funds emerge as the chief beneficiaries of a jump in trading after the March disasters.
By
Alex Frew McMillan
| 14 September 2011
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