Nobuaki Inomata

Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (NAM) is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604; NYSE: NMR) in Japan. Founded in 1959 as Nomura Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd., the firm became Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. in 1997 when they merged with Nomura Investment Management Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, NAM provides investment advisory services globally to a broad range of institutional investors as well as pooled investment vehicles, including private funds and Japanese investment trusts.

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd. (JPMAM-UK) is the wholly owned, Great Britain-based investment arm of JPMorgan Asset Management International Ltd., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. The firm was founded in 1974 and formerly known as JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management. They changed their name to JPMorgan Asset Management UK Ltd. in 2005. Headquartered in London, JPAM-UK provides investment advisory services to institutional clients, both US and non-US.

JPMorgan Asset Management (Asia Pacific) Ltd. (JPAM AP) is an investment management firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 1974 as JF Asset Management Ltd. and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. JPAM AP manages Asian mandates and equity funds for institutional investors including pension funds, charities and private individuals.

UBS Asset Management (Japan) Ltd. (UBS AM-JP) is the wholly-owned Japanese asset management subsidiary of UBS Asset Management AG, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (NYSE: UBS; SW: UBSGE) in Switzerland. Established in 1972, the firm is based in Tokyo and provides fund management, discretionary asset management and off-shore pooled vehicle management services to financial institutions, public and private pension funds, corporations and wholesale intermediary clients.

FIL Investments (Japan) Ltd. (FIJ) is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of FIL Japan Holdings KK, ultimately held by FIL Ltd., a Bermuda company that serves as the holding company for the FIL group of companies. Headquartered in Tokyo, FIJ was founded in 1986 and provides discretionary investment advisory services to Japanese and international institutional accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles.

JPMorgan Trust Bank Ltd. is based in Tokyo, Japan. Part of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp., JPMorgan Trust Bank Ltd. is a leader in financial services offering solutions to the world's most important corporations, governments, and institutions. JPMorgan Trust Bank was acquired by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. from JPMorgan Chase & Co. on March 02, 2009.

Lazard Japan Asset Management KK (LJAM) is the wholly-owned Japanese asset management subsidiary of Lazard Asset Management LLC, ultimately owned by Lazard Ltd. (NYSE: LAZ) in the US. Headquartered in Tokyo, LJAM was founded in 1987to manage portfolios and provide investment advisory services to Japanese financial institutions and pension funds, in particular corporate pension schemes.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank AG (Tokyo Branch) is a banking services provider based in Tokyo, Japan.

Macquarie Capital Securities (Japan) Ltd. (MCS-J) is a securities brokerage firm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Macquarie International Investments, which in turn is a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Ltd. (SY: MBL), based in Australia. Established in 2004 following the acquisition of the Asian equity division of ING Groep NV (NYSE: ING) by Macquarie, MCS-J provides trading and financial analysis services to Japanese and overseas institutions as well as hedge funds. The firm specializes in Japanese equity, economic research, fundamental research at the company level, quantitative analysis, information on infrastructure funds and other funds, equity derivatives and structured products. They also act as intermediary for Macquarie Bank in the equity-linked notes private placement market. The firm's analysts research themes including Japanese reflation, global industries and Asian technologies. MCS-J is located in Tokyo, and operates in close cooperation with Macquarie sales teams in London, Geneva, Frankfurt, New York and Boston.

KJR Management KK engages in asset management and real estate investment trusts business. It provides investment and real estates services. It offers financing, leasing and project development services. The company was founded on November 15, 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

RBS Securities Japan Ltd. (Broker) (RBSSJ) is the Japan-based securities arm of RBS Securities Japan Ltd., ultimately owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (LSE: RBS) in Great Britain. Established in 1986 and located in Tokyo, RBSSJ is a brokerage firm which follows a client-led strategy which emphasizes innovation for a range of clients including banks, sovereigns, agencies, supranationals and insurers. Their activities encompass bond analysis, trading, Japanese bonds and fixed-income related products in particular bond futures, and derivatives including stock index futures and fund-linked derivatives. The firm designs and markets structured products linked to all asset classes including bonds, loans, hybrid capital, covered bonds, liability management, ratings and investor communication advisory. Their products are supported by a world class research team which incorporates economics, market strategy and quantitative analysis into a library of publications and products.

IFC Asset Management Co is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of International Finance Corp. (District of Columbia) founded in 1900. The firm is headquartered in Washington.

TT International Asset Management Ltd. (TT International) is the Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of SMBC Asset Management Services (UK) Ltd., which is owned by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8316) in Japan. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 2019 and manages investment portfolios of equity long-only and long/short strategies for institutional investors.

Zennor Capital Holdings Ltd. (Zennor Capital) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by R. James Salter in 2019. Zennor Capital provides investment solutions to various investors.