Japan investors seek a funds passport into Belt & Road

Japanese investors are eager to use the Asia Region Fund Passport (ARFP) scheme to benefit from long-term investment opportunities in the region, such as ones linked to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, experts have told AsianInvestor. In December 2017, Japan moved one step closer towards granting such access after the Financial Services Authority (FSA) issued domestic guidelines for asset managers to apply under the ARFP. The ARFP scheme is expected to launch in the first half …