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  • Company Name: deVere Hong-Kong Limited
    Address: Azabu East Building, 4th Floor
    1-25-5 Higashi-Azabu, Minato-ku
    Tokyo, 106-0044
    Contact Person: Adrian Rowles, Senior Partner
    Telephone: 03-3568-2597
    Email: tokyo@devere-group.com
    Website: http://www.devere-group.com/

    The deVere Group is the world’s largest independent financial advisory group. International investors and expatriates work with us to find financial planning solutions that suit their medium to long term requirements.

    With US$8bn of funds under administration and management, deVere has in excess of 60,000 clients in more than 100 countries.

    We strive to be within easy reach of our clients, resulting in continued global expansion to wherever they choose to be in the world.

    Delivering custom built impartial expert advice ensures that we help clients create value and wealth across all market conditions.

    Areas of Expertise:

    The following services are provided by deVere globally:
    • QROPS / QNUPS / EURBS
    • International retirement planning
    • Education fees planning
    • Investments and regular savings
    • American tax efficient solutions (ATES)
    • Asset and wealth management
    • Online fund platform
    • Online trading
    • Currency exchange / international payments

  • Company Name: The Financial Times
    Address: Financial Times (Japan) Ltd.
    21F NBF Hibiya Building, 1-1-7 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0011, Japan
    Contact Person: Hiroko Hoshino
    Telephone: Japan: 0120-341-468
    Email: Advertising:asiaads@ft.com
    Subscriptions: subseasia@ft.com
    Website: http://www.ft.com/

    The Financial Times, a leading business news organisation, is recognised internationally for its authority, integrity and accuracy. As a trusted provider of extensive news, comment, data and analysis to global business, the FT has a combined paid print and digital circulation of 601,269 (Deloitte, 3 October 2011 to 1 January 2012)—the FT newspaper’s daily circulation is 319,757 (ABC figures January 2012), with 267,497 paying FT digital subscribers.

    The FT has a combined print and online average daily readership of 2.2 million people worldwide (PwC, November 2011).

    FT.com has over 4.3 million registered users.

    Products / Services:

    • FT newspaper and FT.com
    • FT Weekend and How To Spend It
    • FT Special Reports
    • Financial Publishing provides print and online content targeting global investors
    • FT Chinese.com
    • iPad and Android apps; FT Mobile
    • FT Global Conferences & Events

  • Company Name: Hays Specialist Recruitment Japan K.K.
    Address: Akasaka Twin Tower 7F, 2-17-22 Akasaka, Minato-ku,
    Tokyo 107-0052
    Contact Person: Christine Wright
    Telephone: 03-3274-1971
    Email: info@hays.co.jp
    Website: http://www.hays.co.jp/

    We are the experts in recruiting qualified, professional and skilled people across a wide range of specialised industries and professions. We operate across the private and public sectors, dealing in permanent positions, contract roles and temporary assignments.

    At Hays, we believe the right job can transform a person’s life and the right person can transform a business. We’re passionate about connecting our candidates with the right job for them.

    We operate in 47 locations in the Asia Pacific and our worldwide operations span 32 countries. We find permanent jobs for more than 15,000 people a year and temporary and contract assignments for more than 25,000 people annually, of which we employ more than 10,000 at any one time.

    Areas of Expertise:

    Our areas of expertise in Japan include:
    • Accountancy & finance
    • Banking
    • Finance technology
    • Human resources
    • Information technology
    • Insurance
    • Legal
    • Office professionals
    • Life Sciences
    • Property
    • Sales & marketing
    • Supply chain

  • Company Name: IFG Asia Limited
    Address: 8F Shimbashi Kato Building, 5-26-8 Shimbashi,
    Minato Ku, Tokyo 105 0004
    Contact Person: Robert Williams
    Telephone: 03-3436-2001
    Email: info@ifg-asia.com
    Website: http://www.ifg-asia.com/

    IFG Asia offers independent financial advice to expatriate clients.

    IFG Asia is part of IFG Group PLC, a global financial-services organization established in 1989 and listed on the London and Dublin stock exchanges with more than 700 employees and 23 offices, primarily in the UK and Europe.

    We believe in mutually beneficial long-term client relationships and offer friendly, efficient service and impartial, practical advice. Our international presence and use of technology allow us to maintain regular client contact, helping them to meet financial objectives wherever they reside.

    Close links with our UK offices allow us to provide British expatriates with advice from an onshore and offshore perspective and planning prior to repatriation.

    Areas of Expertise:

    • Wealth accumulation
    • Portfolio management
    • Retirement funding analysis
    • School fees planning
    • Personal investment risk profiling
    • Referrals to will writers and tax professionals
    • Japanese property and mortgage advice
    • Unique fund performance tracking

  • Company Name: Michael Page International
    Address: 13F Kamiyocho MT Building,
    4-3-20 Toranomon, Minato-ku,
    Tokyo 105-0001
    Contact Person: Richard King, Managing Director
    Telephone: 03-5733-7166
    Email: richardking@michaelpage.co.jp
    Website: www.michaelpage.co.jp

    Michael Page is an internationally recognised and respected recruitment consultancy with a global network of 161 offices in 33 countries. We began operating in Tokyo more than 10 years ago and now have a depth of local market expertise that is backed by our global strength. In Japan we specialise in placing bilingual professionals with multinational companies on a permanent, contract and temporary basis.

    The quality of our service is demonstrated by the fact that more than 90% of our current business comes from referrals and repeat clients.

    Areas of Expertise:

    We specialise in recruitment in the following areas:
    • Accounting
    • Banking & Financial Services
    • Engineering & Manufacturing
    • IT: Commerce & Financial Services
    • Haken/Temporary positions
    • Healthcare & Life Sciences
    • Human Resources
    • Legal
    • Marketing
    • Procurement & Supply Chain
    • Sales
    • Secretarial & Office Support

  • Company Name: QCIC Consulting K.K.
    Address: 3-4-34-7F Roppongi,
    Minato-ku, Tokyo.
    Contact Person: Raymond Gasu
    Telephone: 03-3505-5565
    Email: japan@qcic.jp
    Website: www.qcic.jp

    Are you overwhelmed with your year-end financial and statutory reporting, monthly USGAAP/IFRS and management reporting requirements? Are you concerned about the numerous payroll and employee benefits-related processes in Japan? Are you looking for help with all or any of the above?

    QCIC is here to help you with all your back office needs. We are a business consulting and business process outsourcing (BPO) firm in Japan for local offices of foreign-capitalized businesses. We bring the breadth of professionalism and depth of experience to your needs in the Japanese market. Our team of professionals combines many years of professional experience, applying our insights, local knowledge and extensive expertise in their respective fields to provide customized solutions to your business.

    Areas of Expertise:

    • General Consulting
    • Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
    o Finance, accounting and tax filings administration
    o Compliance & legal administration
    o HR administration, payroll and related processes
    o Back office administration
    o Financial translation

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