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Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd. is the Japanese broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1984 and provides investment banking, sales & trading, real estate and investment management products and services. It offers securities services including global sales and trading in fixed income and equities, debt and equities financing and investment research. The firm is a provider of products and services in fixed income, equities, global capital markets and investment research to corporations and institutional clients in Japan.

Saitama Resona Bank, Ltd. is engaged in the provision of commercial banking services. It operates through the following segments: Individual, Corporate, and Market. The Individual segment offers financial services mainly for individual customers, with a focus on personal loans and asset management consulting. The Corporate segment handles the lending activities for corporate customers to support their business growth. The Market segment involves with the management of financial markets through the provision of funds, foreign exchange, bonds, and derivatives. It also offers savings accounts, deposits, mutual funds, foreign currency deposits, government bonds, loans, insurance, retirement operation planning, asset management, mergers and acquisitions, and ATM management. The company was founded on August 27, 2002 and is headquartered in Saitama, Japan.

Saitama Resona Bank Ltd. (Investment Management) (Saitama Resona Bank-IM) is the investment management division of Saitama Resona Bank Ltd. (TYO: 8524), a Japanese bank headquartered in Saitama. The firm is a subsidiary of Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8308). Saitama Resona Bank-IM provides investment management services to Japanese investors.

Part of Resona Holdings, Inc., Resona Research Institute Co., Ltd. is a consulting Japanese company that specializes in management and human resources consulting. The company is based in Osaka, Japan and aims to be a general research institute that contributes to society. The company offers services such as iso certification, haccp certification acquisition, and privacy mark certification. The company also provides seminars, in-house training, and membership services.