Symphony Financial Partners is a long established, Asia-based asset manager founded in 2000 by David Baran and Kazuhiko Shibata, veteran finance professionals with over 20 years of experience in Asian markets. Symphony Financial Partners (Singapore) Pte Ltd is an investment manager, registered with the MAS in Singapore, while Symphony Financial Partners Co., Ltd. is an investment adviser registered with the FSA in Japan. (Click here for Symphony Financial Partners’ website).
The co-founders have long been respected thought-leaders on the subject of corporate governance and its development in Japan. The award-winning firm has the distinction of holding many firsts in their field including, first hedge fund-led management buy-out and first and only hedge fund to defeat a poison pill plan. Most recently they were named the “Best Asian Hedge Fund” of 2014 by Eurekahedge and “Asian Based Asset Manager of the Year” in the 2014 International Hedge Fund Awards.
The Board Director Training Institute (BDTI) is a "public interest" nonprofit in Japan dedicated to training about directorship, corporate governance, and related management techniques. It is certified by the Japanese government to conduct these activities as a regulated nonprofit. Read a summary about BDTI here, and see a menu of its services for both corporations and investors here.