Fiera Capital Hires Former Nomura AM Executive
Canada-based Fiera Capital has hired a former executive from Nomura Asset Management in Japan.
Fiera Capital Corporation has appointed Takafumi Sudo as chief operating officer and chief compliance officer, Japan, according to a statement, reporting to Ranulph Day, head of compliance EMEA and Asia as well as CJ Morrell, head of Japan. In the newly created role, Sudo will support the firm’s efforts to obtain regulatory approval to conduct Type II Financial Instruments Business activities in Japan.
Sudo previously worked at Nomura Asset Management for nearly 30 years, most recently as senior compliance manager with a primary focus on cross-border compliance matters related to international operations. He later acted as chief compliance officer at UI Japan, the Japan office of UI Group, an investment, development and asset management firm focused on industrial real estate.
«One of Japan’s most seasoned operators when it comes to compliance management and corporate function, Sudo joins Fiera with decades of experience navigating complex and sophisticated regulatory structures on behalf of some of the country’s leading asset management companies,» commented Morrell.
Headquartered in Montreal, Fiera Capital is an asset manager with offices in over a dozen cities worldwide including Tokyo, New York, London and Hong Kong. It delivers customized and multi-asset solutions across public and private markets to institutional, financial intermediary and private wealth clients. As of 31 March 2025, it had over $116 billion in assets under management.
