Masafumi Hikima

AllianceBernstein Japan Ltd. (AB Japan) is the wholly-owned Japanese fund management subsidiary of AllianceBernstein Corp. of Delaware, ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH) in the US. The firm was founded in 1996 and formerly known as Alliance Capital Asset Management (Japan) Ltd. AB Japan is headquartered in Tokyo and manages mutual funds for individual and institutional investors.

Simplex Asset Management Co., Ltd. (SAM) is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of Simplex Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. (TYO: 7176) in Japan. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1999 and provides a range of services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes financial institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals globally.