Simplex
Financial
Group
Where tradition meets innovation
By combining our extensive experience and expertise,we invigorate the Japanese market.
Our philosophy is to create financial products that serve the best interests of our investors.
Simplex Financial Group, founded in 1999 as an independent hedge fund, has accumulated decades of expertise in asset management. By leveraging our deep knowledge, database, and a thorough understanding of Japan's unique market structure, we continue to offer innovative, cutting-edge products to investors that align with the needs of the times.
As one of the largest independent alternative asset management groups in Japan, we will continue to create value alongside our investors and strive for further growth, aiming to foster the development of future generations.
Products

Japanese Equity Active Management
We focus on unique investment opportunities in Japan, with the goal of creating and adding value through behind-closed-doors engagement.
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ETFs
We meet investors' needs by offering a broad range of products, from index to active ETFs.
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Quantitative Investment Strategies
We provide highly liquid and transparent multi-asset/multi-strategy funds tailored for Japanese institutional investors and pension funds.
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Bonds/Private Debt
We provide highly liquid and transparent multi-asset/multi-strategy funds tailored for Japanese institutional investors and pension funds.
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VC / PIPEs
We establish and manage funds that provide growth capital to unlisted and emerging companies, accelerating their growth by creating value in collaboration with company management.
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Multi-Family Office
A multi-family of the families, by the famlies, and for the families. Our family office strives to build a global community, connecting families across the world.
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International Equity Active Management
We offer solutions to investors seeking exposure to international equities by employing an eclectic approach that utilizes our proprietary blend of idea generation with top-down and bottom-up research.

Group Operations
We aim to maximize investor returns by leveraging the characteristics of investment vehicles in the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Luxembourg, and other jurisdictions for the products we create. Since its founding, Simplex Asset Management (HK) has specialized in complex international operations, offering stable management by utilizing the benefits of global schemes.
Our Values
Innovative
We take pride in our ongoing innovation and the development of new strategies and solutions for our investors.
Exceptional
We seek to deliver the highest returns to our clients with the least amount of risk, regardless of market conditions.
Collaborative
We partner with our clients to meet their financial goals, building trust by focusing on how we can best serve their interests and objectives rather than pushing our products.
History
November 1999
Simplex Asset Management was established as a bond arbitrage hedge fund
May 2000
Simplex opened its Hong Kong office
October 2005
Hiromasa Mizushima joined as the President and CEO of Simplex Asset Management. Under his leadership, the company transitioned from a hedge fund focused on bond products to a multi-strategy asset management company that also includes Japanese equities.
November 2006
Simplex began managing Value Up, its flagship equity engagement strategy
June 2007
Simplex moved its Tokyo office to Shin-Marunouchi Building
August 2009
Simplex launched its first ETF product “Simplex WTI ETF” (ticker: 1671)
October 2011
Simplex began managing Oyako, an equity long/short strategy
January 2015
Simplex Financial Holdings announced the listing of its shares on the TOKYO PRO Market, operated by the Tokyo Stock Exchange (ticker: 7176)
August 2022
Simplex Capital Investment was established to access private markets
September 2023
Simplex began offering Japan’s first active ETFs: the “PBR Improvement over 1x ETF” (ticker: 2080), the “Strategic Shareholding Disposal ETF” (ticker: 2081), and the “Investor-Management Unite as One ETF” (ticker: 2082)
August 2024
Simplex Heritage was established to manage and provide family office services
Awards
HFM APAC Performance Awards
2024
Nominated for the Event Driven Category Simplex Value Up Strategy
Nominated for the Japan Equity (Below $500m) Category Simplex Oyako Strategy
Nominated for the Management Firm of the Year Category Simplex Asset Management
2023
Nominated for the Event Driven & Distressed Category Simplex Value Up Strategy
Nominated for the Japanese Equity Category Simplex Oyako Strategy
Winner of Management Firm of the Year Category Simplex Asset Management
2022
Winner of Event Driven Category Simplex Value Up Strategy
2020
Nominated for the EventDriven Category Simplex Value Up Trust
Winner of Japanese Equity Category Simplex Fund Oyako
Nominated for the Japanese Equity Category Simplex Lower Market Fund、Chukei Fund