Hans worked at Nikko Securities and James Capel before heading Morgan Stanley Tokyo's foreign equity and warrants sales desk. Additionally, he founded Tiedemann International Research, Asia's largest distributor of independent research, and later sold it to ETrade. Hans was also the President of Tiedemann Investment Group, a listed distributor and seed investor in global hedge funds. He has deep experience as a founder and investor in numerous businesses, including Globevest and CF Global.

Hans focuses on fund distribution, product sourcing, and new business development.

David started his career qualifying as a Chartered accountant at Arthur Anderson before becoming a portfolio manager.

He has over two decades of experience as a Portfolio Manager. Starting his career running a portfolio in the Japanese team at Janus Henderson, before gaining experience with the global technology team.

He then moved to ADIA, where he spent 13 years in the UAE, initially working on the Asia and Japanese portfolios before being promoted to lead the Japanese team, which he successfully managed for 8 years.

Tim has worked in investment banking for over 15 years in the UK and Japan.

He has held positions in sales in Japanese equities at companies such as Daiwa, Morgan Stanley, and Mizuho as well as roles within the research department. He has covered Japan specialist clients and global institutional accounts in Europe, with a focus on Japanese small-cap stocks. 

Tim lived in Japan for over 12 years and reads and speaks Japanese fluently.

Mike has over 25 years of experience in the global financial markets, following more than a decade in technology product development.

Mike leveraged his technology background to become a leading sector analyst, then transitioned into broader roles in Asian-focused equity sales and capital markets.  His experience encompasses advisory services, capital raising, sales leadership, and general business development. He has worked on the sell side with Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley, and has buy-side experience as a Chief Compliance Officer and fund marketer.

Mike has traveled extensively and has lived and worked in New York, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Miami.

Fraser is originally from New Zealand and has spent the last 5 years working in Japan.

He began his career as a consultant supporting financial institutions in their search for talent. Later, as a Partner at JAC Group, he played a key role in advancing the company's global outreach and growth. Currently, Fraser serves as our VP of Customer Relationships, where he leverages his network and outreach to support our company’s growth and client base.

Fraser holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from the University of Auckland and is proficient in Japanese and Mandarin.

Qi has 8 years of experience in the equity market. She was a buyside analyst conducting fundamental research covering Pan Asia at the independent asset manager SPARX Group for approximately 5 years. Before that, she began her career with Rakuten Securities, an online brokerage firm, where she was responsible for trade promotions.

Qi has a master’s degree from University of Tokyo, she is also a CFA Charterholder and fluent in Chinse, English and Japanese.

Originally from London, Chris successfully completed a three-month internship with the Astris Corporate Advisory team before joining the firm as a full-time employee and starting his career in the financial industry in Tokyo.

He utilizes his youthful sensibilities and cutting-edge IT skills to support institutional investors' inbound and outbound engagement with their portfolio companies.

Chris holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Bath.

Hiroyuki has been working extensively in financial markets, both domestic and offshore, for over 25 years. 

During his 10 years working at Macquarie Japan, where he collaborated closely with the founders of Astris Advisory Japan, he proactively sought business/cross-selling opportunities in the areas of cash equity sales and ECM-related businesses. He also worked for CLSA Japan, ABN AMRO, and Deutsche Bank, both in Australia and in London.

Hiroyuki can work with both domestic and offshore asset managers, pension funds, institutions, and corporates to provide any financial services required.

Ross has been based in Japan for the past 35 years. 

He began selling Japanese equities and equity derivatives for brokers, including SG Warburg, Mees Pearson, Société Générale, Jardine Fleming, JP Morgan, CLSA, and BNP Paribas.  Since 1986, Ross has represented some of the world's largest institutional clients. Currently, he focuses on fund distribution of Private Equity, Private Debt,  Energy Transition Infrastructure Funds, and ESG funds to Japan’s institutional pension managers, financial institutions, and retail platforms.

Ross studied political science at the University of California, Berkeley, and is fluent in Japanese.

Kazuya has more than 25 years of experience in the Japanese equity market. 

He started at Baring Securities in Tokyo in 1990 and then moved to ING Securities after the 1995 takeover. After ING's 2004 sale to Macquarie Bank, he joined Macquarie Capital Securities Japan until 2022. In senior roles, he oversaw all facets of the equities business, including risk, execution, and block trading, fostering a broad network across equity trading desks and cultivating relationships with institutional investors and listed corporate clients.

As the Nikkei continues to hit new highs, Kazuya is your perfect connection to the Japanese market.

Neil is an expert commentator and seasoned strategist on Japanese and pan-Asia equities markets.

With a long career tenure focusing on equity and derivative markets for a cumulative 40 years– 22 years in Tokyo, 12 years in Hong Kong, and 6 years split between London and New York, his macro thematic and macroeconomic investment strategies draw on first-hand experiences starting from the boom of the 1980s at the debut of his career.

Neil is highly regarded in the industry, and his insights are regularly sought by international media organizations as well as major global investors.

Takaki has unique and broad experience in management, quality control research, and publishing analysis, spanning both sell-side and buy-side perspectives.

He has covered the auto industry uninterrupted since 1994. Takaki ranked first in the Institutional Investor All-Japan Research Team Rankings for the auto sector and was also first in the Nikkei Veritas Analyst Rankings, both for six consecutive years from 2003 to 2009. He returned as a sell-side analyst in 2011 after gaining experience in the asset management business.

In 2013, Takaki was ranked again 1st in both the Institutional Investor All-Japan Research Team Rankings and the Nikkei Veritas Analyst Rankings.

Adrian has 30 years of experience in the financial industry, working in Japan, PRC, and Hong Kong.

He first came to Japan in 1987, working on the sell side at companies such as CLSA and Commerzbank. He has visited hundreds of small and medium-sized companies across Asia, focusing on identifying high-quality businesses. 

Adrian has an MBA from Bristol University and the ENPC in Paris and speaks several languages fluently, including Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, and French.