Paul J. Scalise

T. Rowe Price International Ltd. (Japan) (TRP-J) is the Japanese asset management division of Great Britain-based T. Rowe Price International Ltd., ultimately held by of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NYSE: TROW) in the US. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1999 as a joint venture with Robert Fleming Holdings Limited. TRP-J provides investment advisory and asset management services for institutions and intermediaries. They also manage specialist Japanese portfolios for the parent group, as well as discretionary institutional accounts.

Allianz Global Investors Japan Co., Ltd. (AGI-Japan) is the Japanese asset management subsidiary of Alliance Global Investors GmbH, ultimately owned by Allianz SE (ETR: ALV) in Germany. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 2004 as RCM Japan Co., Ltd. AGI-Japan provides investment solutions across market cap and style for a range of clients including pension funds, blue chip multi-nationals, investment trusts, governments, insurance companies and charitable foundations. They are a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

TIG Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Carl Tiedemann, III in 2006 and is wholly-owned by TIG Trinity Management LLC. TIG Advisors provides discretionary investment advisory services to clients who consists of pooled investment vehicles intended for institutional investors and other sophisticated investors and separately managed accounts.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP (GSAMLP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSAM Holdings LLC, and their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1988, GSAMLP provides investment solutions to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide.

Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Meiji Yasuda-AM) is the majority-owned asset management subsidiary of Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. in Japan. The firm was founded in 1986 through the merger of Dresdner RCM Global Investors Japan Ltd. and Meisei Capital Management Company Ltd. It was formerly known as MDAM Asset Management Co. Ltd. after they absorbed Meiji Dresdner Investment Trust in 2000. In 2010, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. consolidated MDAM Asset Management Co. Ltd. and Yasuda Asset Management Co. Ltd. to form Meiji Yasuda-AM. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm provides asset management services and products to group pensions, non-financial entities and institutional investors. Meiji Yasuda-AM is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) which integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into their investment process.

FIL Investments (Japan) Ltd. (FIJ) is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of FIL Japan Holdings KK, ultimately held by FIL Ltd., a Bermuda company that serves as the holding company for the FIL group of companies. Headquartered in Tokyo, FIJ was founded in 1986 and provides discretionary investment advisory services to Japanese and international institutional accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles.

Commerzbank AG (Broker) (Commerzbank-Broker) is the brokerage division of Commerzbank AG (ETR: CBK) in Germany. In 2009, following Commerzbank's acquisition of Dresdner Kleinwort the group created a Corporates & Markets platform which integrated the business of Dresdner Kleinwort GmbH-Investment Management. Headquartered in Frankfurt, Commerzbank-Broker provides trade solutions to multinational corporations, institutional investors, public entities, SMEs and private clients. They also offer risk management and structured financing solutions.

Optimal Fund Management Pty Ltd. is an independent, employee-owned Australian investment management firm which was founded in 1999 by Warwick Johnson to provide institutional and accredited investors with a niche opportunity to invest in the Japanese stock market. Headquartered in Sydney, the firm offers investor’s access to Japan and Asian equity markets via an onshore Australian trust, an offshore Cayman fund and through separate accounts.

Part of BNP Paribas SA, BNP Paribas Securities Japan Ltd. is a security brokers, dealers, and Japanese flotation company. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in 1987. The CEO is Philippe Avril.