Kazuhiro Sumigama

Sompo Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Sompo AM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Sompo Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8630) in Japan. Founded in 1986, the firm merged with Zest Asset Management in 2010 and was rebranded as Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Asset Management Co., Ltd. They became Sompo Asset Management Co., Ltd. in 2020. Headquartered in Tokyo, Sompo AM provides advisory and discretionary asset management services for institutional investors and overseas asset management companies.

Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Meiji Yasuda-AM) is the majority-owned asset management subsidiary of Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. in Japan. The firm was founded in 1986 through the merger of Dresdner RCM Global Investors Japan Ltd. and Meisei Capital Management Company Ltd. It was formerly known as MDAM Asset Management Co. Ltd. after they absorbed Meiji Dresdner Investment Trust in 2000. In 2010, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. consolidated MDAM Asset Management Co. Ltd. and Yasuda Asset Management Co. Ltd. to form Meiji Yasuda-AM. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm provides asset management services and products to group pensions, non-financial entities and institutional investors. Meiji Yasuda-AM is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) which integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into their investment process.

Part of Sompo Holdings, Inc., Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Asset Mgmt Co. Ltd. is a British company that provides asset management services. The company is based in London, UK. Founded in 2011.