Tomohiro Nishio

Goldman Sachs Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Japan) (GSAM-Japan) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Asset Management International Holdings LLC, ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. The firm was founded in 1996 as Goldman Sachs Investment Trust and was renamed into Goldman Sachs Asset Management Co., Ltd. when the Goldman Sachs’ investment trust management and investment advisory companies merged in 2002. Headquartered in Tokyo, GSAM-Japan manages a range of mutual funds for clients such as pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, central banks, insurance companies, financial institutions, foundations, individual investors, and high net-worth individuals.

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.

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.