Takashi Takamura

Franklin Templeton Japan is an active, conservative manager with a long-term outlook. The firm invests globally and specializes in fixed-income investments. They also invest in global equity, favoring US and European large-caps. Franklin Templeton Japan performs in-house fundamental research and evaluates performances against benchmarks.

SSgA Japan is a research-oriented manager which invests globally across asset classes with a focus on Japan. They follow passive, enhanced and active investment approaches depending on the portfolio and their clients' profile. Their investment process is benchmark-oriented, based on fundamental and quantitative analysis. SSgA Japan offers strategies ranging from index-based funds and ETFs, to smart beta and actively managed products. They actively engage with companies on a range of important governance and sustainability issues to ensure their portfolios are focused on long-term value creation.