Tomohiro Ikawa

Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. (Investment Portfolio) (Sumitomo Life-IP) is the investment portfolio management division of Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. in Japan. Established in 1907, the firm has offices in Osaka and Tokyo. Sumitomo Life is a private firm which is part of Sumitomo Mitsui keiretsu, a group of companies linked by cross-ownership. The firm is one of Japan's largest mutual life insurance companies. Their core business consists of individual and group life as well as specialized health insurance. Through subsidiaries and joint venture operations, the firm's activities also include auto insurance and pension plans. Sumitomo Life's investment management activity is governed by the characteristic of life insurance contract liability.

Nissay Asset Management Corp. (NAM) is the asset management subsidiary of Nippon Life Insurance Co. in Japan. The firm was founded in 1998 when Nissay Investment Advisors Co., Ltd. and Nissay Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. merged. Headquartered in Tokyo with a branch office in Osaka, NAM provides investment advisory services to individual clients, customers of defined contribution plans, investment trusts for business and financial corporations, and group pensions.