The firm has appointed a head of Japan Office who will use his local knowledge to enhance the business.

Brown Advisory has opened an office in Japan, which it said demonstrates its commitment to providing best-in-class client service for major Japanese institutional investors.

The firm has appointed Toshiyuki Murasawa, a financial services veteran with over 25 years’ experience, as head of Japan Office. 

Murasawa (pictured), who was formerly at Credit Suisse Asset Management, will use his local knowledge to enhance the service offered to clients and increase the APAC business. He will report to Walter Beckett, head of Asia Pacific, who relocated to Singapore from London in 2019.

Brown Advisory, which started working with clients in Japan in 2009, now partners with Japan’s Nissay Asset Management and Asset Management One on two of their equity strategies. The firm says that it will continue to look for other well-respected partners to give exposure to their equity and fixed income solutions that have seen success in other regions.

Walter Beckett, head of Asia Pacific at Brown Advisory, said: “We are now moving to the next stage of our business in Japan where our current relationships justify having experienced personnel on the ground to ensure we remain close to our expanding client base. Toshiyuki’s experience in Japan will be hugely beneficial for the development of the business as we look to build on the successes of the past.”

Brown Advisory is an independent and privately-held global investment management firm overseeing $130.7 billion in client assets.