Hisashi Tanaami

Monex, Inc. (Monex) is the brokerage subsidiary of Monex Group, Inc. (TSE: 8698, ADR: MNXBY) in Japan. The firm was established jointly by Oki Matsumoto and Sony Corporation in 1999 and merged with Nikko Beans, Inc. in 2005 to form Monex Beans, Inc. Later that year, Monex Beans, Inc. changed their name to Monex, Inc. Based in Tokyo, “MoneX” stands for the future of finance, one step ahead of “MoneY” and aims to be a global technology-based retail financial service provider of financial services and liberal access to capital markets.

Founded in 2019, Japan Catalyst, Inc. is a subsidiary of Monex Group, Inc. that provides investment advice. The private company is based in Akasaka Minato-Ku, Japan.

Monex Hambrecht, Inc. provides investment consulting and advisory services. It covers all aspect of pre-investment to post investment process for management. The firm's business services encompass management consulting for mergers and acquisitions and strategic alliance; financial advisory service for execution process; corporate reorganization and revitalizations; and post acquisition and post merger management consulting. It also offers research of Open IPO in Japan. The company was founded in September 2005 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.