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SIX Telekurs Bolsters Regional Expertise in Tokyo Office

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Financial information provider SIX Telekurs is proud to announce that Hidehiro Kanehara and Shigeo Katsuno have joined SIX Telekurs Japan Ltd at the company’s Tokyo office. The two new members of the team bring with them years of financial expertise and arrive at a time when SIX Telekurs faces growing demand for its services in Japan.

With a career featuring investment banking at several global banks, Hidehiro Kanehara brings a deep knowledge of financial services from the perspective of financial information vendors, and of institutional clients, in Japan. Shigeo Katsuno also brings extensive knowledge of the competitive landscape in Japan, including expertise in the mutual fund space.

“We are extremely pleased to welcome these two high calibre professionals to our Tokyo team,” explained Alain Delfosse, managing director of SIX Telekurs Japan Ltd. “They will add significantly to our capacity for close collaboration with our clients in Japan,” he added.

These appointments are timely for SIX Telekurs’ activities in Japan. SIX Telekurs has developed a price selection engine, Finselect, to support important fund administration processes specific to the Japanese mutual and pension fund industry.

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