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Asset Management X Fintech workshop in November 28th

How can blockchain transform the asset management industry？Mr Mamoru Tsuchiya, Executive Officer and Head of Blockchain Promotion at SBI Holdings was the perfect speaker to talk this through. We first heard from him about Corda distributed ledger technology (DLT) which underpins blockchain and about some use cases of a tokenized economy enabled by Corda. We also learned about FundAdminChain (FCA), a London-based start-up which attempts to disrupt fund transaction which currently involves many intermediaries and added cost. FCA aims to eliminate inefficiencies and frictions between the various players, tokenize all asset classes and reduce/visualise costs involved in flows. This is an initiative which we should keep an eye on.

Mr. Masayoshi Shoji, Director of FinTech Innovation Division, KPMG Japan Ltd. was the facilitator and also had a discussion. It is a blockchain technology that is already widely used in logistics, but what kind of utilization method is used in the asset management industry, and the case where overseas asset management start-up companies are actually using enterprise blockchain , We deepened discussions with the participants on how to utilize them in Japan and the issues of regulation.

【終了】JIAM　Asset management×Fintechワークショップ

日時：2019年8月29日（木）15時～17時
JIAMFintech Square（日本橋兜町6－5 FinGATE KABUTO 3F)
参加費　1000円（JIAM会員、FinGATEテナント無料）
定員30名

第2回目は資産運用の世界における利用可能なデータセットの拡大、高性能コンピューテイング・プラットフォームや機械学習の活用等の第一人者でいらっしゃいますサピアットのファウンダーCEOの石井正太様を講師にお迎えしました。
コンピューター性能の加速的向上により使用できるデータが膨大に増える中、どのように機関投資家はデータを活用できるのか、市場データ以外に例えば地政学的な動きをどのようにデータ化してシナリオ分析をするのか等、海外の年金基金との協働の例もお話頂きまし踏まえてお話頂き、投資インテリジェンスについて議論を行いました。

We held our first workshop (of a series of 6) on 25th July.  After JIAM Director Keiichi Aritomo presented on the broad picture of Japan’s asset management industry ecosystem, Satoshi Noguchi, CEO of Robot Funds gave us a demo of their solution to make fund reporting more customer friendly (timely reporting, smartphone-friendly user interface etc) using RPA, AI, cloud computing technology.  This demo led nicely to a very lively discussion with many industry experts and other start-ups to talk about the challenges the industry was facing and how they are addressed, drawing on some powerful real examples.

Key takeaways:

There was resounding agreement across the floor that digitalisation of  the AM industry is a must.  Bottlenecks include; legacy systems, internal resistance, “because it has always been that way” mindset (and therefore not trying) – so is the enemy inside?

One way for a breakthrough is to work with start-ups to boost the speed  (in fact it is a must as technological change is so quick that anything developed inhouse could get quickly obsolete) and there are some really great start-ups in Tokyo.  Quote – “Speaking to some of the start-ups makes one feel more optimistic about the future of the financial services industry.”

We heard about some groundbreaking business examples by some of the start-up attendees and how they made the once impossible a possible.  Another great quote – “Open Innovation is very much about creating a safe sandbox but don’t wait for anyone to set up a sandbox for you. If you have a great idea, create your sandbox to trial it”

   

How can technology transform the asset management industry?  JIAM is pleased to present a series of workshops targeted to the asset management sector.  Each session will feature a talk by industry experts or entrepreneurs who have been addressing pain points in the industry, followed by a discussion and networking to help participants learn and grow their networks.  You will also have an opportunity to check out the latest solutions by over 20 fintech companies which are showcased.

Our first workshop will be held on Thursday July 25th from 15:00 to 17:00.  Please join us for presentations which will help you understand the challenges of the industry and how technology can be addressed, followed by networking !

15:00  Opening

15:05-15:30  “Advancing the Asset Management Industry Ecosystem” by Keiichi Aritomo, Founder and Director of JIAM

15:30-16:00  “How to digitalise fund reporting – investment funds 2.0” by Satoshi Noguchi, CEO, Robot Fund

16:00-16:30  Discussion – pain points in asset management business and solutions

16:30-17:00   Networking

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Venue  FinGATE KABUTO, 6-5 Nihonbashi Kabutocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0026

A full program and an outline of the 6 sessions are viewable here (Japanese language only).

The Consortium for Japan International Asset Management Center Promotion (JIAM), in collaboration with KPMG and Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) organized Singapore FinTech Roundtable and Networking at KPMG Experience Centre on Wednesday June 6^th, 2018.

Under the leadership of Governor Yuriko Koike, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is making a push to transform Tokyo into a global financial city. Below article was published in Financial Times Europe Edition about Global Financial City Tokyo initiative.

The Consortium for Japan International Asset Management Center Promotion (JIAM), in collaboration with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Atsumi & Sakai, organized JIAM Fintech Square Hong Kong Roadshow Event on Friday March 1^st, 2018.

 In order to give a strong push to the Japan Asset Management Industry in Japan, JIAM has been very active lately for the launch preparation of JIAM Fintech Square (JFS) showroom. JIAM has visited in the past few months major financial cities such as New York, Connecticut, London, Paris and Singapore.

TMG has announced its comprehensive program to develop Global Financial City Tokyo in November 2017. In that context, JIAM Tokyo held a seminar with TMG in early March addressing the followings:

• One of the most excited programs being launched in 2018, the Tokyo Emerging Managers Program (EMP)
• Details on the support provided from TMG for Emerging Managers (EMs)
• Matching process between EMs and Financial Institutions by TMG

This event welcomed Asset Managers (HF, PE/VC funds), Asset Owners and Associations interested to tap into Japanese assets.