Junichi Misawa

STB Asset Management Co., Ltd. is the asset management arm and a subsidiary of The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (TSE: 8403). Located in Tokyo, the firm was established in 1986 and was previously known as Sumishin Investment Management Co., Ltd. STB provides investment advisory and mutual fund management services to private, corporate and institutional clients. The firm develops and manages a diverse family of funds which are distributed throughout the parent group and by third parties. They also offer separately managed accounts, private investment trusts and defined contribution schemes. STB is involved in socially responsible investing. The firm operates in close relationship with Aozora Securities Co. Ltd., following the 2007 business alliance between Sumitomo Trust and Aozora Bank.

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd. (SMTAM) is the asset management subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8309, ADR: SUTNY) in Japan. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1986 as STB Capital Management Co., Ltd. They became Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd. in 2012 when STB Asset Management Co., Ltd. merged with Sumishin Asset Management Co., Ltd. and Chuo Mitsui Asset Management Co., Ltd. SMTAM provides market coverage and sales support for Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank's Japanese equity investment strategies to institutional investors and intermediaries in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia.