Lisa A. Randall

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. (UK) (SMTB-UK) is the Great Britain-based investment advisory division of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8309) in Japan. The firm was founded in 1974 and formerly known as Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co Ltd. They changed their name to Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. (UK) in 2012, when Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co Ltd., Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Company Ltd. and Chuo Mitsui Asset Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. merged to form Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. Headquartered in London, SMTB-UK manages pension trust funds, portfolio securities and real estate, providing services in all of those fields to both individual and corporate clients.

The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (London Branch) (Sumitomo T&B London) is located in London and is a branch of the Osaka-based Japanese company Sumitomo Trust & Banking (TSE: 8403). The parent company is part of Sumitomo Corp. (TSE: 8053), one of the largest trading companies in Japan. The firm is primarily an international bank with activities centered around corporate lending. They manage assets for their own account and for corporate customers. In addition to their core activity in corporate lending, Sumitomo T&B London participates in the investment management activities of the parent company, contributing research.