Miho Saito

United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) is a government-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by the United Nations General Assembly in 1949 to provide retirement, death, disability and related benefits for staff upon cessation of their services with the United Nations, under Regulations that, since then, have been amended at various times. The Fund is administered by the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board, the Chief Executive of Pension Administration, a staff pension committee for each member organization, and a secretariat to each such committee. As a signatory to the United Nations’ Principles of Responsible Investing or PRI, the UNJSPF’s Office of Investment Management (OIM) incorporates environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations throughout the investment decision-making process.

Founded in 1982, Clay Finlay LLC, formerly Clay Finlay, Inc., is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City, with offices in London and Hong Kong. The firm manages long-only global, international and regional equity mandates on behalf of public and corporate institutions, endowments and foundations sourced globally. The firm is owned by active employees and Old Mutual US Holdings, which is wholly-owned by Old Mutual Group plc.

GIC Pte Ltd. (Investment Management) (GIC-IM) is the investment management division of state-owned GIC Pte Ltd., a sovereign wealth fund headquartered in Singapore. The firm was founded in 1981 to manage Singapore’s foreign reserves. GIC-IM manages government funds and reports to their own Board of Directors. Under the Constitution of Singapore, the firm is designated as a Fifth Schedule company as they are responsible for managing government assets and the country’s reserves. They secure Singapore’s financial future by investing across a range of asset classes in the public and private markets.

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (NSC) is a wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8604; NYSE: NMR). Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1925. NSC places a strong emphasis on research, both fundamental and quantitative. In addition to stock and bond underwriting, their activities include IPO and M&A advisory, wealth management, separately managed accounts, fund wrap services, prime brokerage and structured equity finance. Their clients include institutions, hedge funds, private banks and private equity funds as well as corporate clients and retail investors.

SPARX Asset Management Co., Ltd. (SPARX) is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of SPARX Group Co., Ltd. (TYO: 8739) in Japan. The firm was founded by Shuhei Abe in 2006. Headquartered in Tokyo, SPARX provides portfolio management services and manages client accounts and funds.