M&G Investments, the global asset management division of M&G, has tapped Manabu Fujita to lead the firm’s Japanese investments arm.
Fujita joins from Schroders Investment Management (Japan), where he served as head of sales. Based in Tokyo, he will report to M&G’s head of Asia Pacific, Loretta Ng.
On Fujita’s appointment, NG said: “Manabu Fujita’s appointment represents our dedication to Japan and the region.
“Japan is an extremely important market to us, where there is strong investor appetite across public and private investments markets.”
Ng added that the Japanese business will be focused on growing its vestment capabilities and distribution footprint, as well as deepening client relationships.
Fujita will be responsible for M&G’s expanding operations in Japan, overseeing the growth of the M&G distribution franchise across institutional, pension and retail businesses in Japan.
Fujita has more than 24 years’ worth of experience in the Japanese financial services industry, including Invesco Asset Management, where he served as vice president, and Nippon Life Group in Japan, as well as Schroders, where he spent 15 years.
M&G, which has been investing in Japan since 1973, currently manages US$6 billion in listed Japanese companies.
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