Canadian asset manger Fiera Capital has partnered with Japan-based Nissay Asset Management (Nissay AM), the investment management arm of Nippon Life Insurance, to foray into the Asia-Pacific market.
As part of the agreement, Fiera Capital will act as sub advisor to Nissay AM, which holds the largest share of assets under management in the private pension market in Japan.
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The deal will also include the launch of a long-only global equity ex-Japan strategy that will be available to Nissay AM clients through a Jersey based collective investment fund.
The fund is aimed to target long-term investors in Asia-Pacific, who are seeking to diversify their portfolios with high-quality global equities.
Fiera Capital executive vice president institutional markets Richard Nino said: "Fiera Capital is pleased to enter the Japanese market in collaboration with Nissay Asset Management, a respected partner who will contribute to our continued organic growth. This opportunity in the Asian institutional market demonstrates that our proven strategies are making their mark on a global scale."
Nissay AM president and CEO Kiyoshi Ujihara said: "We are very proud to partner with Fiera Capital and introduce them to the Japanese pension market. We are seeing a growing need for global mandates and investors who consistently seek equity products with attractive characteristics."
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