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Welcome to the one hundred third edition of the Japan FinTech Observer. The Bank of Japan meets for its Monetary Policy Meeting this week. The consensus is for no change in the policy rate. The Nikkei reports real wages down 1.8% in January, the first time in negative territory
asset management
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and its subsidiary SMBC Global Investment & Consulting (SGIC) have announced that Ken Kobayashi has been appointed as President and Representative Director of SGIC effective April 1, 2025. By welcoming a professional with over 30 years of experience in the asset management field, SMBC Group aims
asset management
Alyssa Partners, a leading real estate investment management firm focusing exclusively on the Japanese market, has acquired a portfolio of residential assets located in Japan on behalf of The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company. The portfolio consists of 10 stabilized, high-quality multifamily properties located in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. The 669-unit
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Welcome to the one hundred second edition of the Japan FinTech Observer. A big thank you to everyone who made it to Tokyo for the core of Japan Fintech Week 2025, and especially those who joined us for our meetup on Monday, the most international participation we have ever had!
tokenization
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SC Ventures to explore business initiatives aimed at expanding and accelerating the overseas growth of Japanese IPs, including anime and manga, through FinTech and tokenization. About the Strategic Partnership Business study to promote expansion and acceleration of overseas business
venture capital
Fin Capital, a global asset manager specializing in B2B FinTech, will establish a formal presence in Asia, opening an office in Tokyo as its Asia headquarters. Tokyo was selected based on Fin Capital’s strong relationships with Japanese institutions, and the country’s robust and globally respected financial services ecosystem.
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Welcome to the one hundred first edition of the Japan FinTech Observer, and welcome to Japan Fintech Week 2025! The Japanese equity market has been lagging so far this year. Topix and Nikkei were down by around 2% and 3% mid-week, respectively, while the Hang Seng Index led with a
regulation
During January 2025, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) met with the industry associations for major banks, regional banks, shinkin banks, trust banks, securities dealers, and investment trusts. 1. Common Topics Across Industries Several key themes emerged consistently across the FSA's discussions with different financial industry sectors: 1.1
asset management
Taking advantage of the Tokyo Stock Exchange's “Action to Implement Management that is Conscious of Cost of Capital and Stock Price”, Fivestar Asset Management today launches the Capital Efficiency Improvement Fund (Nickname: "TOB Hunter"), an open-ended, additional type fund investing in domestic (Japanese) equities. The fund
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Welcome to the hundredth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer. After Consensus in Hong Kong is before Japan FinTech Week, hence a brief reminder that we are hosting our own in-person, 100% offline meetup on Monday, March 3. Please register here. Given current demand, we will close registrations by February
asset management
Nomura Asset Management plans to merge the "Nomura Japan Equity Strategy Fund" (the Fund) and align it with the investment strategy of the more successful "Nomura Japan Open" (NJO) fund. These changes are driven by a comprehensive product review initiated by Nomura AM in December of
asset management
Nikko Asset Management, one of Asia's largest asset managers, and Tikehau Capital, the global alternative asset management group, have established Tikehau Amova Investment Management, their joint venture focused on developing innovative private asset investment strategies tailored to the Asian market. Based in Singapore, Tikehau Amova Investment Management was