Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Powers Digital Transformation of its Investment Workflows with Bloomberg’s BQuant Enterprise

Leading Japanese Asset Manager Accelerates Operational Sophistication with Bloomberg’s Cloud-Based Analytics Platform

TOKYO – In pursuit of Japan’s national goal to become a global leader in asset management, one of the country’s most prominent financial institutions, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management has taken a bold step toward digital transformation by implementing Bloomberg’s BQuant Enterprise, a fully managed, cloud-based analytics platform designed for modern investment workflows.

Recognizing the need to upgrade its operational infrastructure to stay ahead of industry shifts and competitive pressure, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management selected BQuant Enterprise. The company is now able to make use of the turnkey solution’s scalable compute power and collaborative development environment to enhance the firm’s investment decision-making – all while upskilling teams across a variety of departments.

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management is also using BQuant Enterprise’s Textual Analytics Add-on package to analyze Bloomberg news and other textual content. It enables the team to use Bloomberg’s pre-trained and configurable natural language processing (NLP) models and additional advanced compute – including GPUs – to create custom classifications, sentiment scores, and summarizations in order to develop financial insights for their alpha generation workflows.

“As we strive to realize Japan as a nation of asset management, enhancing our operational capabilities is an urgent task,” said Akira Takanabe, Chief Investment Officer of Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management. “Supported by the solution’s robust cloud infrastructure and Bloomberg’s deep technical expertise, BQuant Enterprise allows us to drive innovation faster and more efficiently than building these systems ourselves. Our participation in the BQuant Enterprise Hackathon and continued collaboration with Bloomberg’s team has given us confidence that this solution will further strengthen our IT capabilities and deliver tangible results.”

Enabling Agility and Innovation in Investment Workflows

Historically, IT investment in asset management has been weighted toward regulatory compliance and risk mitigation—often at the cost of innovation. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management’s implementation of BQuant Enterprise represents a shift in this mindset, instead prioritizing speed, sophistication, and scalability.

With BQuant Enterprise, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management can now:

• Shrink lead time for infrastructure setup and accelerate the advancement of operational tasks in its investment workflows.
• Collaborate more effectively with shared development environments, centralized project management, and streamlined BQuant Published App development.
• Scale compute power on demand for running advanced analytics, machine learning models, and simulations—removing bottlenecks and speeding up time-to-insight.

The fact that BQuant Enterprise includes data access, Bloomberg-managed infrastructure, and support was a key factor in the firm’s decision. By reducing the need for costly and time-consuming internal infrastructure builds, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management has realized both immediate cost-efficiency and long-term strategic flexibility.

Building Skills and Future-Proofing Operations

As part of its broader digital transformation, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management has also focused on internal capability-building. Employees across the entire fund management department have engaged in upskilling initiatives—including Bloomberg-led training, certifications, and internal hackathons—to enhance their knowledge of Python, machine learning, and NLP, and how to apply this expertise toward real-world investment use cases.

Notably, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management has already begun integrating NLP within its investment workflows using BQuant Enterprise, positioning itself at the forefront of innovation in Japan’s financial sector.

A Turnkey Analytics Platform for the Future of Asset Management

BQuant Enterprise is positioned to support asset managers and financial institutions aiming to accelerate strategy deployment, streamline collaboration, and maximize efficiency. With a single analytics platform encompassing data, infrastructure, automation, and support, it empowers firms to innovate at speed and scale.

“Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management, the industry leader in Japan’s asset management space, has chosen BQuant Enterprise to achieve strategic transformation and elevate operational sophistication,” said Shawn Edwards, Bloomberg’s Chief Technology Officer. “Bloomberg is proud to collaborate with Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management on this journey and look forward to enabling continued growth for the firm, as they innovate and bring added agility to their investment workflows.”