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Schroder Investment Management (Japan) Limited
The entity was established as Schroders' Japan-registered investment management arm, capitalizing on the group's long history in the region — Schroders...
Schroder Investment Management (Japan) Limited
The entity was established as Schroders' Japan-registered investment management arm, capitalizing on the group's long history in the region — Schroders opened its first office in Tokyo in 1973. The firm focuses on providing both onshore Japan equity and fixed income products, as well as global multi-asset solutions tailored to Japanese institutional investors. Wealth origin is corporate: Schroders plc is a publicly traded company (LSE: SDR). Investment strategy spans a broad set of asset classes — Japanese and Asia ex-Japan equities, yen-denominated and global fixed income, real estate, infrastructure, and multi-asset solutions. The team manages both pooled funds and segregated mandates, with a tilt toward fundamental, research-driven active management. Known holdings are not separately disclosed for this subsidiary as it operates within the Schroders plc consolidated reporting structure. Geographic coverage is focused on Japan but extends to global mandates for Japanese clients. Schroders plc reported total group assets under management of £731.5 billion as of June 30, 2024 (per Schroders plc half-year results, July 2024). The Japan subsidiary is integrated into the group's global network of 38 offices worldwide. Adjacent vehicles include Schroders Capital, the group's $70 billion private assets arm, and Schroder Adveq, which provides private equity fund-of-funds capabilities accessible to Japanese institutional clients through this entity. A structural differentiator is Schroder Investment Management (Japan) Limited's role as a locally licensed, FSA-regulated subsidiary operating fully within the compliance framework of Japan's Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, while drawing on the group's global research platform. This dual-regulatory posture allows the firm to offer both local domiciled funds direct to Japanese investors and cross-border products without intermediary vehicles — an architecture distinct from many Japan-dedicated boutiques.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
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AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Asia
Country
Japan
City
Tokyo
Corporate office
Tokyo, Japan
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who manages investment decisions at Schroder Investment Management (Japan) Limited?
Public sources do not name a dedicated CEO or CIO for this Japan-registered entity. Investment decisions are executed by the local team of portfolio managers and analysts who report through Schroders plc's global investment management structure. Schroders' global CIO is Johanna Kyrklund, with regional heads overseeing Asia-Pacific equity and fixed income teams.
How does Schroders Japan source investment ideas and research?
The Japan entity benefits from Schroders plc's global research platform, which includes over 200 investment professionals across the Asia-Pacific region. The team applies fundamental bottom-up research on listed Japanese equities and fixed income instruments, supplemented by proprietary quantitative models and macroeconomic analysis from the group's economics team.
Is Schroders Japan structured as a fund management company or a distribution arm?
It operates as an investment management company authorized and regulated by the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. The subsidiary both manages money directly — through funds and segregated accounts — and distributes Schroders group products to Japanese institutional investors. It is not a pure distribution office.
What investment universe does the Japan entity cover?
The entity primarily covers Japanese equities (including TOPIX and Nikkei 225 constituents) and yen-denominated fixed income (JGBs, corporate bonds). It also manages global multi-asset mandates for Japanese clients, investing across international equities, global bonds, real assets, and alternatives through the wider Schroders platform. Private assets access is provided via Schroders Capital.
Does Schroder Investment Management (Japan) Limited manage private assets?
While the Japan entity's public filing suggests a focus on public securities and fund-of-funds, it can offer Schroders Capital's private assets capabilities — including infrastructure, real estate, private equity, and private credit — to Japanese institutional investors as part of multi-asset mandates or discrete private markets programs (per Schroders Capital website, 2024).
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