Ryoichi Awata

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. (Investment Management) (SuMi TRUST) is the investment management division of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd., a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8309) in Japan. Founded in 1925, the firm changed their name in 2012 when Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co Ltd. merged Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking Co Ltd. and Chuo Mitsui Asset Trust & Banking Co Ltd. to create Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, SuMi TRUST manages a broad spectrum of Japanese as well as Asian equity products suite for corporate and governmental pension funds.

Chuo Mitsui Asset Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (CM-ATB) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. in Japan. The firm is located in Tokyo and provides financial services to corporate and institutional clients (trusts and pensions funds) and manages pension and securities trusts. Their MTH Preferred Capital investment trusts are incorporated in the Cayman Islands. CM-ATB also sub-advises portfolios for Chuo Mitsui Asset Management. CM-ATB is involved in corporate, social and environmental responsibility.