Hifumi Founder Fujino Hideto to Fully Exit Rheos Capital Works
The departure of the public face of the Hifumi investment trust series marks the end of founder-led management and the full integration of Rheos into the SBI Group structure.
Reporting from 1 sources: ASCII.jp.
Rheos Capital Works announced on June 3 that founder Fujino Hideto will resign as director and leave the company effective June 15, reversing an earlier plan for him to stay as an advisor. The move comes as SBI influence grows, with the company set to rename to SBI Rheos Capital Works in December.
Rheos Capital Works announced June 3 that Fujino Hideto, the founder and face of the Hifumi series of investment trusts, will resign as director and leave the company effective June 15. The decision reverses a March plan that had him staying on as an advisor. The company cited Fujino's own wish to focus on activities outside capital markets, including animation business creation and startup support.
Under the new structure, Yuasa Mitsuhiro will become president and CIO, while SBI Global Asset Management president Asakura Tomoya takes the chairman role. The investment manager for the Hifumi Investment Trust will shift to Naito Makoto, and for Hifumi Crossover Pro to Matsumoto Ryoka. Rheos also resolved at a May 21 shareholder meeting to change its trade name to SBI Rheos Capital Works effective December 1.
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- ASCII.jp 「ひふみ」藤野英人氏、レオスを完全退任へ SBI色強まる