Management Strategies, Issues Requiring Attention
In the investment banking business, private equity investment into major business succession projects is steadily expanding, and aircraft leasing and trucking operating lease businesses have become new drivers of growth. In addition, sales of small-lot real estate products are charting an upward trajectory. Against this backdrop, FGI will focus on the following priority issues to realize sustainable growth into the future and cement its presence as a financial institution of consequence to local communities across Japan.
- 1. Expand public management consulting business
The public management consulting business will expand and strengthen outsourcing services to fuel an increase requests for support services from local governments struggling to secure human resources with specialized expertise, and reinforce responses in such areas as public accounting services and public facilities management. Enhanced responsiveness to demand will promote greater collaboration with local governments and other local stakeholders and facilitate the establishment of a business model geared toward resolution of local issues.
- 2. Reinforce collaboration between investment banking business and public management consulting business
Through the investment banking business, FGI will direct capital from funds formed jointly with regional financial institutions to local projects, especially those addressing infrastructure, electricity, energy and business succession needs identified through relationships developed at the community level through public management support services, and thereby contribute to sustainable growth. In addition, to improve the efficiency of fund supply, FGI will actively consider new fund-raising methods that utilize security tokens.
- 3. Promote structural initiatives to strengthen existing businesses
FGI will promote structural initiatives to build a stronger business network that includes financial institutions and tax accounting firms, which will facilitate the search for targets suitable for business succession projects and underpin higher sales of fund products using truck operating leases as well as sales of small-lot real estate products.
- 4. Promote human resources strategy
In April 2025, FGI revised its job ranking and compensation framework to enhance its personnel system and make compensation more competitive. The framework will be monitored, and any changes that might improve the structure will be implemented. This will create an environment in which employees are able to demonstrate their abilities over the long term and the Company is able to sharpen its competitive edge, from an organizational perspective, by attracting, developing and retaining the best talent.