Asset Management One Co., Ltd. (アセットマネジメントOne株式会社), abbreviated as AM-One, is a Japanese asset management company. It is a subsidiary of the Mizuho Financial Group and is one of the largest asset management companies in Asia.[3][4] AM-One acts as one of the investment managers for the Government Pension Investment Fund and is the largest manager of Japanese public pension assets.[3][5]

Asset Management One Co., Ltd.
Native name
アセットマネジメントOne株式会社
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryInvestment management
FoundedOctober 2016; 8 years ago (2016-10)
Headquarters
Tekko Building, 1-8-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005
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Key people
Akira Sugano (CEO)
ProductsMutual funds
ETFs
Quantitative funds
Pension Fund
UCITS
Alternative investments
AUMUS$460 billion (December 2022)[1]
OwnerMizuho Financial Group (51%)
Dai-ichi Life (49%)[2]
Number of employees
885 (2023)
ParentMizuho Financial Group
Websiteam-one.co.jp

History

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AM-One was formed on 1 October 2016, as a joint venture between Mizuho Financial Group and Dai-ichi Life using the pre-existing asset management units within each company. There were four companies which were merged to create AM-One. They were DIAM Co, Mizuho Asset Management, Shinko Asset Management, and Asset Management Division of Mizuho Trust & Banking.[3][6][7]

Currently, Mizuho Financial Group holds 70% of the company's shares and 51% of voting rights while Dai-ichi Life holds 30% of the company's shares and 49% of voting rights.[2]

While initially focused on Japan, the company has expanded its presence to Asia, Europe and America.[3][6]

Business overview

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AM-One's investment product range includes:[3][6]

Its European product range also includes UCITS funds.[8]

AM-One operates various Exchange-traded funds which are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange such as " One ETF Nikkei 225" and "One ETF TOPIX" .

AM-One is headquartered in Tokyo with additional offices in London, New York, Singapore and Hong Kong.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "AUM and Range of Product|What We Do|Asset Management One". www.am-one.co.jp. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Form 6-K". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Ben-Ami, Daniel (January 2017). "Strategically speaking: Asset Management One". IPE. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  4. ^ Qu, Nancy (29 October 2019). "Asia AUM continues to grow". Fund Selector Asia. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Government Pension Investment Fund". Government Pension Investment Fund. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Morrow, Richard (14 February 2017). "Asset Management One plots Asia expansion". AsianInvestor. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Japan's Mizuho to merge 3 asset-management operations -sources". Reuters. 13 March 2015. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Asset Management One International unveils new Japanese equity funds". www.investmentweek.co.uk. 4 November 2019. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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