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Katsuya Takeuchi

Katsuya Takeuchi - Investment Analyst


Katsuya Takeuchi, Investment Analyst, is actively involved in investment decisions for Japan Equity and the GAM Star Japan Leaders fund.

Katsuya has over 15 years of experience as a security analyst. Prior to joining GAM, Katsuya worked as a Senior Analyst for Allianz Global Investors where he was responsible for covering Auto/Auto Parts, TMT, Food, Service, Retail, and long/short idea generation. Prior to that, he was a Senior Analyst at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities and held other analyst positions at UBS Securities and Mizuho Securities. Katsuya once had entrepreneurship challenge as CEO , and is a chartered member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan.

He is fluent in both Japanese and English and holds a BSc in Finance, Management, and International Business from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. He is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Katsuya Takeuchi

My Insights

Active Thinking
Active Thinking: Disco - Dancing to the tune of AI
07 November 2024

GAM Investments’ Japan Equities team discusses the opportunities artificial intelligence (AI) brings to the Japanese technology sector, citing Disco as a prime example.

Investment Opinions
Japan's Growth Opportunities in the Post-Pandemic Era
25 September 2024

The stars are aligning for Japanese companies from a global and domestic macroeconomic perspective. Ernst Glanzmann and Lukas Knüppel, Investment Directors, and Katsuya Takeuchi, Investment Analyst, Japan Equities, note that at the same time the market and many investors have not fully recognised the shift in earnings momentum towards quality growth companies that is occurring.