This year marks my 25th year
in the family office business.
With the arrival of the AI era,
I am now, for the first time,
launching an external-facing service
ー PLUTO
Hiroaki Ikeda
IN THE EARLY 2000s
I joined the formative stage of a family office established by the founder of Hikari Tsushin,
who at the time was ranked No. 5 on the Forbes World Wealth List.
OVER MORE THAN 15 YEARS
Exposure to global, multi-asset investment environments naturally expanded relationships across investment and business, later extending into art and culture.
The final five years were spent as Managing Director and President.
SINCE THEN
I founded and have since run my own family office, to the present day.
PERSPECTIVES
Over time, investment, business, art, and human relationships naturally align.
Long-term perspectives are often shaped through trust, continuity, and lived experience across Asia.
These elements have never existed separately.
Trust is earned through long-term relationships and practical execution.
Capabilities once supported through large family office structures
and specialized expertise are becoming increasingly accessible
through AI x PLUTO.
AREAS OF FOCUS
WEALTH & FAMILY OFFICE
AI × Practical Investment / Management Experience
=
1. Cross-border Opportunities Across Asia
2. Long-term Positioning and Strategic Thinking
3. Founder / Owner Perspectives
4. Capital Allocation
5. Long-term Asset Building
6. Private Markets
7. Professional Networks
8. Generational Transition and Continuity
9. Family Office Perspectives
ART & TRUST
Trust × Long-term Relationships / Family Office Thinking
=
1. Family Office Perspectives on Art
・Long-term Relationships Across Art Communities
・Curated Access to Major Global Galleries
2. Structured Art Transactions （In preparation)
ARCHIVE
Long-term Observations Across Art, and Culture.
Selected writings accumulated over time.Records of art fairs and markets around the world
( 2008 — 2013 )
LINKS of Selecte d Archives
A record of the first visit to Art HK. The fact that Lehman Brothers
was the main sponsor is symbolic, capturing the atmosphere of the time.
Posted in June 2008, five years before Art HK was acquired by Art Basel Hong Kong.
・The Heat Just Before the Lehman Collapse
A post capturing the overheating of the entire market just before the
Lehman collapse, including observations on domestic and international
auction results. Posted in July 2008.
・The Decline Just After the Lehman Collapse
A post from December 2008 capturing the shrinking temperature of the
market immediately after the Lehman collapse, including observations
on domestic and international auction results.
(A symbol of how investment, business, art, and people are intricately connected.)
Posted in April 2009, documenting a speaking appearance at the 101 Art Fair,
where the topic of family offices and art collecting was discussed.
For selected conversations and collaborations.
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