Leveraging our traditional Japanese investment expertise

The investment know-how cultivated over many years by Nikko AM has come to fruition with the establishment of the "Alpha Plus" alternative investment platform.

Nikko AM's alternative group has built on the firm's existing infrastructure in traditional investments with the latest investment technology and global research capabilities. The dedicated investment team makes full use of the latest technology to uncover a variety of profit opportunities that would be difficult to find with traditional investment techniques. The team can then create investments that have low correlation with traditional assets and feature attractive risk-adjusted return characteristics.

Drawing on this structure, Nikko AM is able to offer clients attractive investment options through a combination of advanced investment techniques, stringent risk management controls and transparent reporting standards.

Partnering with other hedge fund managers

In addition to our internally developed products, Nikko AM identifies and offers Japanese investors access to high quality managers of single strategies or funds of hedge funds. We look the world over for managers who have a sustainable edge and whose funds will produce positive returns on a probability-adjusted basis.

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Customizing strategies to client needs

Sometimes, a particular manager or an investing opportunity that may add value to our institutional clients is identified. In such a case, we will create a customized product for our institutional clients. Alternatively, a client may request a specific investment strategy requiring customization. The best manager for the job could be a Nikko AM manager or one of our carefully selected investment advisors.