Chartered Group: EU regulatory hurdles push Japanese asset managers toward EU-authorized fund platforms

• Chartered Group analysis flags EU market-access rules as the main constraint on Japanese asset managers’ European expansion.
• EU has not activated AIFMD third-country passport, forcing reliance on uneven national private placement regimes for alternative funds.
• Preferred entry model uses an EU-authorized management company platform, keeping regulatory responsibility in Europe while delegating portfolio management to Japan.
• Germany highlighted for institutional entry via Spezialfonds, with EUR 2.287 trillion AUM at end-2025.
• Report pegs European opportunity at EUR 34.4 trillion AUM at end-September 2025, with cross-border management already widespread.

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