BIOGRAPHY: Shoichiro Koike

Mr. Shoichiro Koike represents The Canonbury Group in Japan. Mr. Koike has over thirty-three years of experience in the financial markets. He has worked in capital markets on currency, fixed income, derivatives and money markets, mainly in LTCB (currently Shinsei Bank) including a Managing Director and Strategist at LTCB Securities, then moved to UBS as Head of FX Sales. He is now the Advisor at IRBA in Tokyo after worked with Citigroup Private Bank in Japan. He has a BA from Keio University and a degree from the Harvard Business School.

 
He also teaches International Currency Theory at Graduate School of Economics of Senshu University and is also Visiting Lecturer at Musashi University. Mr. Koike is also Visiting Fellow of Institute for International Socio-Economics Studies, a research institute based in Tokyo. CFP¢ç.
 
Publications
¢º¡±A Quick Guide for beginner of the foreign exchange market¡± (Toyo Keizai,2001)
¢º¡±Footwork to be a smart investor !¡± (Joint, Takarajimasha, 2004)
¢º¡±How to read the economic articles in the newspaper¡± (Joint, Takarajimasha, 2003)
¢º¡±Investment seminar ¥²: Building a Life Plan¡± (Joint, Kinzai 2001)
¢º¡±Text Book for the Interest Rates and Currencies Market¡± (Joint, Kinzai, 1997)
¢º¡±Dealing and Strategy on International Finance¡± (Joint, Kinzai, 1985)

- Being introduced in the magazines
¢ºAs ¡°one of three professionals who know FX well¡± (President, Feb 2004)
¢ºAs ¡°a Walking Dictionary of Foreign Exchange¡± (Kinzai, 1993)
¢ºAs ¡°the Japanese KAUFMAN¡± (Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun, 1986)

 
Contribution
Recent contribution to monthly magazine ¡°New Leader¡± about Dr. Bernanke (Jan, 2006)
Own weekly Reports titled ¡°Global Market Eyes¡±, Jan. 1996 ~ Dec. 1997

- Other contributions to
¢ºFX servicing companies (periodically, 2004 ~ present)
¢ºNikkei Digital Column (Bi-monthly, 1997~ 2003)
¢ºJIJI Press (Bi-weekly, 1996 ~ 1999, occasionally, 2000)
¢ºEstrela* (Monthly, August 1996 ~ July 1997)
¢ºMonthly Magazine Issued by Statistical Information Institute for Consulting and Analysis
¢ºEconomic Seminar ¡±Information Strategy to win in the financial market¡± (Nikkei Kinyuu Shimbun, 1996)
¢ºMany Essays appeared in Japanese Newspapers and Magazines.
- A commentator on financial market and economic matters in television and at conferences.