Author: Shinobu Miyata
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Fund Governance Doesn’t Move with a Legal Shell: The Corporate Secretary as the Hidden Backbone
Fund governance does not move with legal “boxes” alone. What truly matters is the process behind investment decisions, delegation, monitoring, documentation, and transparency. This article explains the role of the Corporate Secretary—a governance professional widely recognized in offshore fund jurisdictions—how it differs from a Registered Office, and why Japan’s fund structures lack a clear framework…
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How Many Times Does a Person Actually Build a Fund in Their Lifetime?
Most people will never build a fund in their entire life. Even in the investment industry, only a tiny fraction of professionals ever become GPs, and most of them will launch maybe one or two funds over the course of their career. A handful might reach ten. That’s it. Which means something important: fund structures…
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Episode 2: Who Gets Involved When You Build a Fund?— A Practical Walkthrough of the Fund Formation Process
A clear, practical walkthrough of who gets involved when building a fund—investors, tax advisors, lawyers, auditors, administrators, directors, and more. Learn the full fund formation process from a real-world perspective.
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Break the Border
Opening new possibilities for the next generation. Why we started this project Young people in Japan grow up surrounded by invisible boundaries — expectations about “how a career should look”, assumptions about what is possible, and a limited view of the world beyond familiar paths. Break the Border was created to challenge these boundaries. This…
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Episode 1: What Is a Fund? A Simple Introduction as a business
ファンドって難しそうに見えますが、実はとても身近な仕組みです。投資家と運用者の視点、そして「ファンドは事業である」という本質を、やさしく噛み砕いてお話しします。
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Why Japanese – this is how Japanese investors loves unit trusts
If you look into Japanese fund market, you may wonder why Japanese investors love unit trust. There are some reasons behind, like tax and distribution system.