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Matthias Knab, Opalesque:

Gordian Capital today announced the launch of the Japan Catalyst Fund sub-advised by Tokyo based, Japan Catalyst, Inc., a 100% subsidiary of listed Monex Group (TSE 8698).

Japan Catalyst invests in listed Japanese equities, seeking to generate outsized investment returns by leading the transformation of Japanese companies using a constructive approach in engagement with the senior management of these firms. The launch of the Cayman domiciled fund follows the successful launch in April 2020 of a domestic fund, the Monex Activist Mother Fund, which has generated, since inception, a net return of +43.2% (end July 2021) and an excess return of 10.6% compared to the TOPIX over the same period.

Japan Catalyst believes that Japan engagement can only produce positive, timely and effective results through direct and intensive dialogue with top management, engaging directly with senior management, not indirectly or through introductions or intermediaries. With its sub advisory team consisting of 9 Japan based, experienced professionals with a deep knowledge of the Japanese corporate sector, regulatory environment and culture, and with extensive networks of senior Japanese management, built over the last 3 decades, the Fund is well positioned to take advantage of a myriad of investment opportunities.

Mr. Oki Matsumoto is CIO, Chairman of Japan Catalyst, Inc., and Monex Group CEO. He began his career at Salomon Brothers in Tokyo as a trader, before j......................

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