LUCA Japan completes registration for Type II Financial Instruments Business and Investment…

LUCA Japan completes registration for Type II Financial Instruments Business and Investment Advisory Licenses

LUCA Japan, the operator of the alternative investment platform “LUCA,” has successfully completed registration for Type II Financial Instruments Business and Investment Advisory/Agency Business.

With this registration, LUCA plans to further reduce the minimum investment threshold and expand alternative investment opportunities to a broader range of investors. Specifically, the previous restrictions on the number and attributes of investors will be eased, allowing the minimum investment amount, which was previously set at $100,000, to be reduced to $10,000–$50,000. This will enable investors to build more diversified portfolios. Additionally, by using the LUCA portal, investors can monitor the overall performance of their portfolios, even when investing across multiple funds, allowing them to better experience the benefits of diversification.

Furthermore, leveraging this license acquisition, LUCA will introduce a new platform in the near future targeted at high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and semi-affluent investors, alongside its existing LUCA 1.0 platform, which is designed for investors with over 100 million yen in financial assets.

Additionally, in the spring of this year, LUCA opened a Singapore office to further its global expansion and diversification of financial products. Beyond private equity, private credit, real estate, and infrastructure funds, LUCA is now offering opportunities to invest in the unlisted stocks of “mega-ventures” based primarily in North America. This is made possible through partnerships with local private banks, aimed at serving the ultra-wealthy and family offices. The reporting functionality of LUCA 1.0 is also being utilized for alternative investment management, and LUCA is exploring the possibility of offering this system as a white-label solution in the future. This would enhance transparency for private bank clients by enabling better visibility of their alternative investment performance and improving communication with their advisors.

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