Koji Endo

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (NSC) is a wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8604; NYSE: NMR). Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1925. NSC places a strong emphasis on research, both fundamental and quantitative. In addition to stock and bond underwriting, their activities include IPO and M&A advisory, wealth management, separately managed accounts, fund wrap services, prime brokerage and structured equity finance. Their clients include institutions, hedge funds, private banks and private equity funds as well as corporate clients and retail investors.

Kyobo Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (Kyobo Life) is an independent South Korean insurance management firm which was founded in 1958 as Daehan Kyoyuk Co., Ltd. In 1995, they changed their name to Kyobo Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Seoul, Kyobo Life develops and offers life insurance products and services for both individual customers and corporate clients. Their products include whole life insurance, annuities, retirement plans, education, health, accident, disability and critical illness insurance.

Credit Suisse Securities Japan Ltd. (CSS Japan) is the Japanese securities brokerage subsidiary of Credit Suisse AG, which is owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN; NYSE: CS) in Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1985 as First Boston Securities Tokyo. It subsequently became CS First Boston Securities in 1989 and Credit Suisse First Boston in 1996. In 2006, they began operating as Credit Suisse Securities Japan Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, CSS Japan performs underwriting, research, sales and trading of government and corporate bonds, foreign exchange, securitized products and real estate-related assets for institutional clients, corporations and government bodies. In addition, the firm offers sales, trading, research, financing, prime brokerage and market-making in Japanese and international equity and equity-related securities, options, futures, risk management and hedging products.

Part of Barclays PLC, Barclays Securities Japan Ltd. is a brokerage company based in Tokyo, Japan. Barclays Securities Japan provides brokerage services. The Japanese company was founded in 1987. Kentaro Kiso has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Part of BNP Paribas SA, BNP Paribas Securities Japan Ltd. is a security brokers, dealers, and Japanese flotation company. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in 1987. The CEO is Philippe Avril.

SBI Net Systems Co., Ltd. engages in the development, manufacture and sale of information security services. Its products include encryption software, LAN security solution and others. The firm also engages in the provision of financial solutions, consulting services and information technology (IT) operation, application service provider (ASP) services, and technical support services. The company was founded on October 22, 1997 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd. (GSJCL) is the Japan-based broker-dealer subsidiary of Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd., ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. The firm originated in 1974 and was formally founded in 1983. Headquartered in Tokyo, GSJCL offers Internet-based transaction services covering equity, debt, commodities and derivatives to a substantial and diversified client base, which includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high net worth individuals.

SBI Investment Co., Ltd. (SBI Investment) is a venture capital subsidiary of SBI Holdings, Inc. (TK: 8473) headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was formed in 2005 through the merger of SBI Ventures K.K., Softbank Contents Partners Corp. and Biovision Capital Corp.

JPMorgan Securities Japan Co. Ltd. (JPMS-J) is the brokerage subsidiary of JPMorgan International Finance Ltd., itself a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, JPMS-J provides investment banking services, intermediary of Global Custody service and other asset servicing business provided by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. and its group companies.

Deutsche Securities, Inc. (DSI) is the Japanese brokerage subsidiary of Deutsche Bank Holdings (Luxembourg) SARL, itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) in Germany. The firm was established in 1986 as Deutsche Bank Capital Markets (Asia) Ltd. and became Deutsche Securities Inc. in 2006. Located in Tokyo, DSI is the investment banking platform for the Deutsche Bank group in Japan. The firm provides services including research, sales and trading of bonds and equities, capital raising and M&A advisory for corporate and institutional clients. They have particular expertise in sectors such as automotive, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, energy, financials, media, telecommunications, technology, transportation and trading companies. The M&A division is in a leadership position in Japan, and structures deals including overseas investments by manufacturers, asset sales for restructuring corporations, and domestic mergers and acquisitions. DSI's activities include products and services related to fixed-income, equities and commodities as well as real estate investments and financing. Activities related to foreign exchange and money market are primarily operated by the Tokyo branch of Deutsche Bank.

Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd. is the Japanese broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1984 and provides investment banking, sales & trading, real estate and investment management products and services. It offers securities services including global sales and trading in fixed income and equities, debt and equities financing and investment research. The firm is a provider of products and services in fixed income, equities, global capital markets and investment research to corporations and institutional clients in Japan.

SBI Benefit Systems Co., Ltd. provides record keeping and management of pension contributions. It also offers payroll accounting and welfare benefit services. The company was founded in March 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI Japannext Co., Ltd. operates an online trading system. It creates a proprietary trading system venue to replicate the electronic connection networks in the United States serving as an after-hours market for online users. The company was founded on November 8, 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI Incubation Co., Ltd. engages in the acquisition, holding, and sales of securities. The company was founded on August 17, 1999 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. (MUMSS) is an independent securities brokerage firm headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded in 1948 through a joint venture between Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings Co. Ltd. and Morgan Stanley Japan Holdings Co. Ltd. MUMSS offers domestic retail brokerage services to corporate and institutional clients.

Part of Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, Inc., Tokai Tokyo Research Institute Co. Ltd. is a company that provides investment research. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company was founded in 1980. The CEO is Hiroshi Maezono.

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Mizuho Securities-Broker) is the brokerage division of Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd., ultimately owned by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411; NYSE: MFG) in Japan. The firm was originally founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Tokyo with a network of offices throughout Japan as well as overseas representation through Mizuho entities or strategic partners (in Great Britain, Switzerland, the US, Hong Kong, Mainland China, South Korea, Singapore and India). Mizuho Securities-Broker provides enhanced equity and fixed income execution services for their clients who includes private individuals in Japan, domestic and foreign institutions, non-financial companies, financial institutions and public corporations in the securities and investment banking fields.

Part of SBI Holdings, Inc., SBI Korea Holdings Co., Ltd. is an investment holding South Korean company. The company is based in Seoul, South Korea. Yoshimi Takahashi has been the CEO of the company since 2002.

Ohte, Inc. develops and manages software applications for smartphones. The company was founded by Keiichiro Omori and Yosuke Tezuka on May 1, 2014 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of News Corp., Wall Street Journal Japan KK is a Japanese company that publishes newspapers and periodicals. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. Wall Street Journal Japan KK was acquired by Dow Jones & Co., Inc. from SBI Holdings, Inc. on July 13, 2012.

Part of SBI Sumishin Net Bank, Ltd., SBI Card Co., Ltd. engages in credit card issuance and financing services. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. Shumpei Morita has been the CEO of the Japanese company since 2011. SBI Card Co. was acquired by SBI Sumishin Net Bank, Ltd. on October 30, 2015.

SMBC Nikko Securities, Inc. is the securities brokerage subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8316) in Japan. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 2009 and provides stockbroking services to Japanese individuals and corporate clients.

Shared Research, Inc. is an independent investment research firm headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded by Oleg Zuravljov in 2009. Shared Research provides institutional investors with internet-based research and information sharing platform that aggregates user editable reports on Japanese companies.

Part of SBI Holdings, Inc., SBI Capital Management Co., Ltd. engages in asset management business. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI Financial Services Co., Ltd. operates as an intermediary holding company that engages in the financial service business. The company was founded in June 2012 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI Money Plaza KK engages in the financial products brokerage business. It also involves in investment advice, banking and insurance services; money lending and mortgage agency business. The company was founded on March 31, 2008 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI Liquidity Market Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of market functions and services related to foreign exchange margin trading. The company was founded on July 8, 2008 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI JI Innovation Advisory Ltd (SBI JI Innovation Advisor) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

SBI Regional Business Succession Investment KK operates and manages business succession fund. The company was founded on February 28, 2019 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of i-mobile Co., Ltd., CYBERCONSULTANT, Inc. is a Japanese company that provides digital communications consulting and advertising services. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in 2006. CYBERCONSULTANT was acquired by i-mobile Co., Ltd. on June 30, 2014.