Gartmore itself has hedge funds for emerging markets (Key Global Emerging Markets) and Japanese stocks (AlphaGen Hokuto), and on Mar. 1, it launched a European small-cap hedge fund (AlphaGen Cepheus).
After posting a net loss for year ending Mar. 31 on weak demand, Sega Sammy is forecasting a return to profit this year, helped by the popularity of a pachinko machine featuring manga character Hokuto Ken and the release of a new Sonic the Hedgehog videogame.