Kaoru Kurata

Pictet Asset Management (Japan) Ltd. (Pictet AM Japan) is the wholly-owned Japanese asset management subsidiary of Pictet Asia Pte Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Banque Pictet & Cie SA in Switzerland. Founded in 1986, Pictet AM Japan is headquartered in Tokyo and manages investment funds for institutional investors.

Pictet Funds SA (Switzerland) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pictet & Cie, a privately-owned bank founded in 1805 and based in Geneva. Established in 1996, the Geneva-based subsidiary has a Zurich branch as well as offices in Western Europe and in the Far East. Pictet Funds is primarily a marketing and funds distribution company. The firm distributes a wide range of unit trust funds, most of them managed by their fellow subsidiary Pictet Asset Management.

Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd. (GSJCL) is the Japan-based broker-dealer subsidiary of Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd., ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. The firm originated in 1974 and was formally founded in 1983. Headquartered in Tokyo, GSJCL offers Internet-based transaction services covering equity, debt, commodities and derivatives to a substantial and diversified client base, which includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high net worth individuals.