Kaoru Akita

Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Co., Ltd. (SMAM) is the investment advisory subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (TSE: 8316, ADR: SMFG) in Japan. The firm was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Tokyo. SMAM provides active products to both institutional and individual investors. They are a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and incorporates financial and non-financial factors (including environmental, social and corporate governance factors) in their analysis and evaluation of companies, aiming to ensure higher quality research and better investment performance.