This is, by far, is my favourite story of the week, and it comes from Tomo Uetake who works in Japan as a journalist at Reuters.
In a nutshell, Japan’s financial regulator is so concerned to stop Tokyo fund managers ripping off the investing public that it’s recruited a team of bloggers to educate them about how investing — and the industry — really works.
I have my own views on this. But first, I’d like to hear yours. Let me know your thoughts.
Bloggers are Japan regulator’s new weapon in fund fight
ROBIN POWELL is a freelance journalist and the founding editor of The Evidence-Based Investor. Based in Birmingham, England, he founded Ember Television and Regis Media, and he specialties in helping disruptive financial firms to grow. He also campaigns for a fair, transparent and sustainable investing industry. You can follow him on Twitter at @RobinJPowell.
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Robin is a journalist and campaigner for positive change in global investing. He runs Regis Media, a niche provider of content marketing for financial advice firms with an evidence-based investment philosophy. He also works as a consultant to other disruptive firms in the investing sector.
