Tokyo lends hand to local institutional investors to boost competition

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FinCity partnership pushes for more asset managers to go independent

FinCity.Tokyo’s Emerging Managers Program helps establish independent asset management companies and bring in investment capital. (Source photos by Seiko Ota and Getty Images)

JADA NAGUMO

September 3, 2025 10:25 JST

TOKYO — A public-private partnership founded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is rushing to improve the city’s financial ecosystem in a bid to attract more foreign investors and enhance the capital’s appeal as a world-class financial hub.