Tadashi Akimoto

PineBridge Japan is a conservative manager with a growth-oriented investment approach and a long-term outlook. They specialize in Japanese equity and debt and also invest in global markets, particularly in the US. The firm invests primarily in Japanese large- to mega-cap equity, but has no market cap restriction or sector focus. Domestic investments follow a fundamental bottom-up, sector-oriented process and PineBridge Japan utilizes a top-down approach for foreign investments.

AIG-IJ was a conservative investment manager with a growth-oriented investment approach and a long-term outlook. They were Japanese equity and debt specialists who also invested in global markets, particularly in the US. The firm invested primarily in Japanese large- to mega-cap equity, but had no market cap restriction or sector focus. Global asset allocation was determined by a worldwide committee and was based on the overall economic environment, market risks, regional business cycles, and a global investment view. Domestic investments followed a bottom-up, sector-oriented process. A top-down approach was used for foreign investments. AIG-IJ relied primarily on fundamental research, complemented by quantitative analysis. The firm's analysts quantitatively screened for cash flow and asset valuations over a period of time and sought to identify the large-scale societal, demographic, or economic cycles likely to impact near-term valuations. The parent group provided administrative support as well as shared research to supplement the firm's in-house research capabilities, which included company visits. Fund performances were evaluated against the industry's relevant benchmarks (MSCI in particular).