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Japan ripe for institutional asset raising
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Interview with Alvaro Tamura, Gordian Capital.
What are some of the recent developments in the asset management business in Tokyo and what is the outlook?
The Covid-19 pandemic has slowed activities in 2020 but it is likely that some of the asset management trends that began around 2017 remain in place given the underlying factors driving those trends.
One exciting trend has been the steady number of Japan-based hedge funds being launched by managers with pedigree, track records, and assets to sustain them during the startup phase of their funds. The new Japan-based funds have strategies covering equity long/short, activism, global macro, pre-IPO, venture capital and real estate, among others. The establishment of a trading base in Tokyo by large platforms has helped train a new generation of traders. There is now a critical mass of risk-taking activity taking place in Tokyo away from the traditional sell-side trading. More