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Ignites Asia: “Nikko AM CEO on Tokyo quake, helmets, sea legs”

Tim McCarthy, chairman and CEO at Nikko Asset Management, was in his office on the 42nd floor of the Midtown Tower – the tallest building in Tokyo – when he first felt the building move at 3:10 p.m. local time on Friday. Having grown up in California and knowing that …

Financial Times: “American chief who is driven by Japanese philosophy”

FINANCIAL TIMES MONDAY NOVEMBER 14 2011 – Face to face Tim McCarthy tells Lindsay Whipp about recent acquisitions and local expertise Tim McCarthy, Nikko Asset Management’s burly American chief executive, is a far cry from the more conservative Japanese heads of domestic fund management companies. But the philosophy that underpins …