BizCast Japan #5: You Tube, Shareholder’s Meetings, and The Japan Hedge Fund Scene
With Seijigiri getting this week off, BizCast #5 is out a week early. In this edition, we have our first ever interview, with Brett Nelson, who has co-founded two hedge fund groups in Japan and joins us to give some insight into how the industry is run, what’s involved in setting up a hedge fund in Japan, and what we should expect from them in the future.
We start with four headlines, first discussing You Tube’s recent unfurling of a Japanese language version of its website. We barely scratch the surface here, and there are many side issues left to discuss in the future. We then move on to a quick look at McDonald’s Japan’s recent decision to raise prices in urban areas and cut them in the countryside.
After that, we discuss the 210 companies which, at their upcoming annual shareholder’s meetings, are expected to vote on whether or not to adopt anti-takeover measures. That leads into a short mention of the Urban Renaissance Headquarters, which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe finally discussed publicly on Tuesday.
After that, we spend twenty minutes discussing hedge funds in Japan with Brett Nelson. We talk about what hedge funds do in Japan, how their operations are limited, what’s involved in setting one up, and much more.
Thanks to Brett for coming on to talk to us, and we hope to have you back on the show in the future.
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