Hideo Tanaka

Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management (USA) Inc. (SMD-AM USA) is the US-based asset management subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Co., Ltd., ultimately held by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8316) in Japan. The firm was founded in 1981 and as Daiwa International Capital Management (USA) Ltd. They were renamed Daiwa SB Investments (USA) Ltd. in 1999 and merged with Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management (New York) Inc. to form SMD-AM USA in 2019. Headquartered in New York City, SMD-AM USA provides investment management services to institutional investors in North America which primarily consists of governmental pension funds, supranational organizations and corporate pension funds.

Daiwa SB Investments Ltd. is an independent Japanese asset management firm which was founded in 1973 as Daiwa International Capital Management Co., Ltd (DICM). In 1999, DICM, SB Investment Management Co., Ltd. and SBIM Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. merged to form Daiwa SB Investments Ltd. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo with offices in the UK, the US, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Daiwa SB Investments provide investment management services to institutional investors, primarily consisting of governmental pension funds, private corporate pension funds and related trusts. They are a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) and incorporate ESG issues into their investment analysis and decision-making processes.