Fukuoka Financial Group’s FFG Asset Management Adopts Bloomberg AIM to Support Advanced Risk Management and Asset Diversification

Contributed to speedy launch of company’s asset management business

Bloomberg today announced that FFG Asset Management Co., Ltd. (FFG Asset Management) has adopted Bloomberg AIM, a leading order and investment management technology solution, to advance the risk management capabilities and asset diversification of its Investment Department.

FFG Asset Management is an asset management firm established in October 2022 by Fukuoka Financial Group, one of Japan’s largest regional financial institutions, based in Kyushu in Southwest Japan.

Takashi Yoshinaga, Representative Director of FFG Asset Management, said, “In order to start our investment trust business from scratch, bringing in Bloomberg as our technology partner and adopting AIM was clearly the right decision. By utilizing a solution with a global track record and cutting-edge technology, we were able to establish a business operations system in a timely manner. We now rely less on manual work and paper forms than we had anticipated, and we expect that there will be room going forward to improve the efficiency and robustness of the market operations of all of our group companies.”

AIM is a fully integrated global, multi-asset technology solution to support order and portfolio management, trading, compliance and operations. By using AIM, clients will be able to fully benefit from AIM’s seamless integration with internal and external systems, scalability, and cost-efficiency.

Norman Tweeboom, Japan Regional Head of Bloomberg said, “In order to steer the ship in ever-uncertain markets, it is essential to promote digital transformations and to boldly explore new business opportunities. AIM and the other advanced solutions that we provide have a proven track record of helping the world’s leading financial institutions enhance their risk management and operational efficiency. With engineers comprising more than one-third of Bloomberg’s global workforce, we will support FFG Asset Management in staying one step ahead and making faster decisions by integrating advanced technology and value-added data into their workflows.”

Bloomberg AIM, a leading order and investment management technology solution, is used by nearly 15,000 professionals at over 900 client firms globally to manage more than $22 trillion in assets. Fully integrated with the Bloomberg Terminal, Bloomberg AIM delivers multi-asset solutions for decision support and portfolio management, order management, trade compliance, and post-trade workflows. Bloomberg AIM is part of Bloomberg’s Buy-Side Solutions, which deliver front-to-back technology for the investment lifecycle. For more information, visit Bloomberg Buy-Side Solutions.

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