Ryohei Shimazaki

Haitong International Holdings (UK) Ltd. engaged in the provision of independent and in-depth Japanese equity market research. It provided research, analysis, and sales advice regarding stocks listed on Asian stock exchanges to overseas-based pension and hedge funds that invest in Japanese equities as well as investment managers and fund managers who provide investment advice to such funds. The company was founded by Mark Eagleson Burges Watson and Rupert J. A. Eastwood on September 27, 2002 and was headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Barings Japan Ltd. is the Japan-based investment management subsidiary of Baring Asset Management (Asia) Holdings Ltd., which is ultimately owned by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. in the US. Headquartered in Tokyo, Barings Japan was founded in 1986 and manages mutual funds and hedge funds for institutions and private individuals.

BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Japan Ltd. (BNPP AM-Japan) is the Japan-based, wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of BNP Paribas Asset Management France SAS, itself a subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA (XP: BNP; ADR: BNPQY) in France. Formerly known as BNP Paribas Asset Management Japan Ltd., founded in 1998, the firm changed their name to BNP Paribas Investment Partners Japan Ltd. when they merged with Fortis Asset Management Japan Co. Ltd. in 2010 and subsequently became BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Japan Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, BNPP AM-Japan provides investment management and advisory services to corporate and institutional clients including pension funds. They specialize in Japan-domiciled investment trusts and advise Japanese equity portfolios for BNP Paribas Asset Management (Luxembourg).