About Aozora
Investment Management
CEO Message
January 2026
Aozora Investment Management, Co. Ltd. and Aozora Securities Co. Ltd. is going to be merged effective April 1, 2026 and the combined company Aozora Investment Management, Co. Ltd. will offer securities-related services as well as investment trusts.
We express our sincere gratitude to all of the beneficiaries of our investment trusts, our distributing partners and investment management business partners.
Year of 2026 is a year of “Fire Horse” according to the Chinese zodiac which comes every sixty years. The year of “Fire Horse” is associated with passion and strength. With strong passion in mind, we dedicate our efforts to contribute to growing sound investment culture and cater to fruitful life of the beneficiaries through global investment opportunities.
In 2024 and onward, more and more retail investors take advantage of Nippon Individual Savings Account or NISA accounts and accordingly we have offered two Japan equity active funds of “Makuaki” managed by Orbis Investment Management Limited and Japan Core Alpha managed by Man Group for NISA Growth Investment accounts.
We are committed to improving our investment techniques and product governance to serve our clients in a responsible way. We are also committed to social responsibility as an investment management company with strong focus on financial literacy and education together with our distributing partners.
We work together with every stakeholder for better future.
Akemi Hashimoto
President and Chief Executive Officer
Aozora Investment Management Co., Ltd.
Corporate Information
| Company Name | Aozora Investment Management Co.,Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Address | 6-1-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan Tel：03-6752-1050 |
| Business | Financial Instruments Business (Investment Management Business,Type Ⅱ Financial Instruments Business) |
| Established | February 4, 2014 |
| Capital | 500 million yen |
| AUM | 511.3 billion yen (As of March, 2025) |
| Ownership | Aozora Bank, Ltd. (100%) |
| Board of Directors | Chairman: Toshiro Yanagiya President & Chief Executive Officer : Akemi Hashimoto Director(full-time) : Yasufumi Shimokawa Director(full-time) : Seiichiro Takahashi Director(full-time) : Yumiko Okubo Director(part-time) : Naoko Tanaka Audit & Supervisory Board Member (part-time): Eiichiro Higashi |
| Registration No. | Director General of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau (financial instruments firms) No. 2771 |
| Member of | The Investment Trust Association, Japan |