Masao Yoshikawa

Asset Management One Co., Ltd. (AMO) is a Japanese global investment management firm which was founded in 2002 as a joint venture between the Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (49%) and the Industrial Bank of Japan (IBJ), now the Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (51%). The firm changed their name to Asset Management One Co. Ltd. in 2016 when DIAM Co., Ltd., the asset management division of Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd., Mizuho Asset Management Co., Ltd., and Shinko Asset Management Co., Ltd. merged. Headquartered in Tokyo, AMO offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to pension funds, public funds, financial institution, institutional clients, and corporate clients. They are a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Mizuho Trust & Banking Co. Ltd. engages in the trust banking services. Its services include custody and administration, pension trust business, and asset management business. The company was founded on March 12, 2003 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.