BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alternative Asset Risk Management (AARM) Corp. today announced that Ross Hikida, former president of BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. and CEO of Barclays Global Investors Japan Limited (BGI), has joined the company’s Board of Directors.
“We are thrilled to have Ross Hikida join AARM Corp.’s Board of Directors,” said Gitanjali Swamy, CEO of AARM Corp. “Ross brings unparalleled experience in alternative and exchange-traded fund investments and decades of expertise in equity, fixed income and asset allocation strategies. His experience and insights will be of great value to AARM moving forward.”
“I am looking forward to working closely with the team at AARM Corp.,” said Hikida. “I’ve seen the launch of groundbreaking products such as index funds materially alter the way people manage their investments and risk. AARM’s innovative solutions offer similar investment assessment techniques, including risk management, for investors in alternatives. I am excited about AARM’s pioneering efforts to bring transparency and value to this industry.”
Hikida most recently served as president and representative director of BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. and as CEO of Barclays Global Investors Japan Limited. He held executive responsibility for businesses with client assets of $200 billion, spanning the full spectrum of investment strategies. Hikida holds an M.B.A. in analytic finance and statistics from the University of Chicago. He has served on the Board of Directors for the CFA Society of Japan, as a director of the Japan Securities Investment Advisors Association, and as a member of the Advisory Panel for the International Finance Corporation’s Emerging Markets Database. Hikida currently serves on the Global Advisory Board for the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.
About AARM Corporation
AARM provides solutions that enable investors in private equity and other alternative assets to make, monitor and report investment decisions. The company delivers the kind of powerful, efficient and cost effective investment tools that have long been available to investors in traditional asset classes. AARM solutions are built on a framework that encompasses a comprehensive set of risks, including cash, diversification and performance risks, among others. AARM synthesizes essential information to empower investors with unbiased insight throughout the investment lifecycle, from creating the investment thesis and conducting market analysis to sourcing, diligence and portfolio management.
AARM's first two signature solutions are AARM AssetAnalytics™ and AARM AssetStar™ Reports. AARM AssetAnalytics™ supports comprehensive, lifecycle investment review and allows for critical measurement and evaluation of a broad set of risks and performance measures. AARM AssetStar™ Reports offer investors an unbiased, comprehensive risk assessment and complete summaries of the investment strategy, relevant market segment trends, operating personnel and performance relative to relevant benchmarks and peer groups. The company's products are marketed directly as well as through partnerships to family offices, private wealth managers and institutional investors. For more information about AARM Corporation, please visit www.aarmcorp.com or call 877-296-2276.
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