Akihiko Watanabe

Nippon Life Insurance Co. (Investment Portfolio) (Nippon Life-IP) is the investment portfolio management division of Nippon Life Insurance Co. in Japan. Founded in 1889, the firm is headquartered in Tokyo with another main office in Osaka, as well as branches throughout Japan. The commercial name of Nippon Life is Nissay. Nippon Life-IP handles corporate pension plan, investment advisory services, trust services, venture capital, real estate investment, credit and financing services for individual and institutional clients.

Nissay Asset Management Corp. (NAM) is the asset management subsidiary of Nippon Life Insurance Co. in Japan. The firm was founded in 1998 when Nissay Investment Advisors Co., Ltd. and Nissay Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. merged. Headquartered in Tokyo with a branch office in Osaka, NAM provides investment advisory services to individual clients, customers of defined contribution plans, investment trusts for business and financial corporations, and group pensions.