Keisuke Inoue

Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Co., Ltd. (SMAM) is the investment advisory subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (TSE: 8316, ADR: SMFG) in Japan. The firm was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Tokyo. SMAM provides active products to both institutional and individual investors. They are a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and incorporates financial and non-financial factors (including environmental, social and corporate governance factors) in their analysis and evaluation of companies, aiming to ensure higher quality research and better investment performance.

Taiju Life Insurance Co., Ltd. engages in the life insurance business. Its operations are carried out through the following divisions: Insurance-related Business, Asset Management, and General Affairs and Office Representative-related Business. The Insurance-related Business division deals with life insurance and other services incidental to insurance business. The Asset Management division manages investments in securities, loans, and real estate. The General Affairs and Office Representative-related Business division includes goods sales and building management services. It is also involved in the venture capital business. The company was founded on April 16, 1914 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.