Tadashi Sato

Daiwa SB Investments (Singapore) Ltd. (DSBI Singapore) is the wholly-owned Singapore-based investment management subsidiary of Daiwa SB Investments Ltd. in Japan. Formerly known as Daiwa International Capital Management (Singapore) Ltd., the firm was established in 1985 and offers professional investment services for pension sponsors, financial institutions and government agencies. In addition, they provide investment advisory services for portfolio management and management of investment trusts for individual investors, private investment trusts for institutional investors, offer products for DC plans and manage variable annuity products.

Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management (UK) Ltd. (Sumitomo Mitsui UK) is the UK-based asset management firm subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Co., Ltd., ultimately held by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8316) in Japan. The firm was originally founded as Daiwa SB Investments (UK) Ltd. through a strategic alliance between Daiwa Securities Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group in 1982. Headquartered in London, Sumitomo Mitsui UK offers discretionary investment management, investment trusts and advisory services to a range of institutional investors, pension funds, government agencies and retail investors worldwide.