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Japan Outlook in 2023
Chief Strategist Hiroyuki Ueno shares his outlook for the Japanese economy, monetary policy and markets in 2023.
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SuMi TRUST wins AAM Best of the Best Awards 2023
SuMi TRUST received awards in multiple categories in the Asia Asset Management (AAM) Best of the Best 2023 Awards. Best of the Best Awards is an annual awards program that recognizes financial institutions and pension funds for outstanding achievements over the past calendar year.
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SuMi TRUST wins at the World Finance Wealth Management Awards 2022
SuMi TRUST received the award for Best Wealth Management Provider for Japan in the World Finance Wealth Management Awards 2022. World Finance is a leading magazine which covers and analyses the financial industry and global economy. It hosts an annual awards program that recognizes the success of industry-leading financial institutions.
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Royanne Doi Joins SuMi TRUST
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management (SuMi TRUST), one of Japan’s largest asset managers with $623bn in assets under management (AUM), has appointed Royanne Doi to its board of directors as an independent non-executive director. With Ms. Doi’s appointment, independent directors will comprise half of the board of directors at SuMi TRUST.
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SuMi TRUST Sets Interim NZAMI Targets
In July 2021, SuMi TRUST became a signatory to the NAMZI and is pleased to announce its interim 2030 target for green house gas emissions from assets under its management.
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SuMi TRUST won AAM Best of the Best Awards 2022
SuMi TRUST received awards in multiple categories in the Asia Asset Management (AAM) Best of the Best 2022 Awards. Best of the Best Awards is an annual awards program that recognizes financial institutions and pension funds for outstanding achievements over the past calendar year.
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SuMi TRUST establishes investment marketing team in Luxembourg
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management (SuMi TRUST), one of Asia’s largest asset managers with $759bn in assets under management (AUM), has established a new investment marketing team in its office in Luxembourg to enhance its relationship with EU-based investors. The team, part of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Luxembourg S.A., will promote SuMi TRUST’s investment products on the firm’s behalf.
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Hiroki Moritani Appointed as MD of SuMi TRUST's London Office
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management (SuMi TRUST), one of Asia’s largest asset managers with $761bn in assets under management, has appointed Hiroki Moritani as Managing Director of its London office, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust International Limited (SuMiTIL). As of March 2022, Hiroki takes over from Yukihiro Murota who will return to the firm’s Tokyo headquarters.
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Endorsement of the Financial Sector Commitment Letter
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and President: Yoshio Hishida; hereinafter “SuMi TRUST”) is pleased to announce that it has signed the Financial Sector Commitment Letter on Eliminating Commodity-Driven Deforestation announced at the 26th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26).
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Participation in the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and President: Yoshio Hishida; hereinafter "SuMi TRUST") is pleased to announce that it has become a signatory to the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, a new initiative launched in December 2020 by global asset managers that seeks to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of investee companies to net zero by 2050.
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Sakigake High Alpha - Japan Thematic Growth Fund Marks Three Years of Outperformance
This month marks the three years anniversary of its Sakigake High Alpha Japan Thematic Growth fund, which launched in June 2018 and has over USD 42million assets under management (AUM)**. Since its inception, the fund has outperformed its TOPIX benchmark index by +10.44% on a cumulative basis, returning 29.72% against the TOPIX’s 19.28%***.