Yasushi Kato

Amundi Japan Ltd. is the Japanese fund management subsidiary of Amundi Asset Management SA, ultimately owned by Rue La Boétie’s Crédit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA, ADR: CRARY) in France. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was created in 2010 when Credit Agricole Asset Management Japan and Societe Generale Asset Management Japan merged. Amundi Japan provides a range of innovative investment products across asset classes to institutional and individual investors.

Société Générale Asset Management (Japan) Co., Ltd. (SGAM-JP) is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Amundi SA, the joint venture established in 2010 by the French banking groups Crédit Agricole SA (XP: ACA), holder of the majority interest, and Société Générale SA (XP: GLE). Established in 1971 and based in Tokyo, SGAM-JP provides pooled and segregated investment management services to retail and institutional investors. In 1998 SGAM expanded their presence in Japan through the acquisition of Yamaichi ToshiKomon. In 2004 they acquired Resona Asset Management. Within the global organization of SGAM, SGAM-JP operates as the Japanese and Asian equity expert.