Akihiro Niimi, MFTA

Profile

Mr. Niimi is the executive director of AIFAM Asset Management Co., Ltd that works with a small number of large institutional investors on their alternative investments in Japan. He conducts risk management for the firm’s alternative investment products and also manages several funds as a portfolio manager. He has developed and managed hedge fund type portfolios as well as traditional long only portfolios based on his quantitative approaches at various investment banks and securities firms in United Kingdom, U.S.A., Singapore and Japan. At Mitsui Sumitomo Trust and Banking, he conducted due diligence for the alternative investments, marketed own Japanese equity products to overseas investors, and established the firm’s hedge fund incubation platform. Mr. Niimi is a director of IFTA and holds a MFTA.

Panel Discussion

Technical Research at World-Leading Investment Managers: How do world-leading investment management organizations use Technical Analysis to maximize investment performance - Advice for investment performance enhancement.