Hiroshi Noriishi

Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (TYO: 8601, ADR: DSEEY) in Japan. Founded in 1959, the firm is headquartered in Tokyo and manages investment trusts for private investors and provides investment advisory and discretionary asset management for institutional investors and overseas asset management companies. Daiwa Asset Management is a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Daiwa SB Investments Ltd. is an independent Japanese asset management firm which was founded in 1973 as Daiwa International Capital Management Co., Ltd (DICM). In 1999, DICM, SB Investment Management Co., Ltd. and SBIM Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. merged to form Daiwa SB Investments Ltd. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo with offices in the UK, the US, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Daiwa SB Investments provide investment management services to institutional investors, primarily consisting of governmental pension funds, private corporate pension funds and related trusts. They are a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) and incorporate ESG issues into their investment analysis and decision-making processes.