Akira Matsuo

Part of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Trust International Ltd. is a leading asset manager based in London, UK. The British company has established a Data Science Unit within the Research Management Department effective April 1, 2023. The company's knowledge of the Japanese equity market sets them apart from the competition, and they have one of the largest Japanese equity research teams in the industry. The quality and breadth of their research forms the basis of their strong capabilities in the market. The Japanese equity market edged up in the beginning of the month in spite of disappointing economic indicators, and towards the latter half of the month, the Japanese equity market closed higher after the BOJ reconfirmed its commitment to its ultra-loose monetary easing policy. The company was founded in 2012 and Yukihiro Murota has been the CEO of the company since 2016.