Some Japanese firms are looking to provide individuals with opportunities to invest in commercial vehicles such as aircraft and rental cars for island tourism, hoping such products will help investors to broaden their portfolios beyond traditional stockholdings.
In what it calls Japan’s first publicly offered aircraft investment product tailored for individual investors, FPG Securities Co. will start soliciting funds for an Airbus A320-200 from late June, with the minimum investment amount set at 1 million yen ($7,000) per unit.
Aircraft featured in new investment product targeting individual investors. (A portion of this image has been obscured by the provider)(Photo courtesy of FPG Securities Co.)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo
The small-lot product will make it accessible for individuals to “own” aircraft, which can cost more than 10 billion yen when brand new and are…
