Michael Makdad

Morningstar Asia Ltd. is an investment research firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a subsidiary of Morningstar Holland BV, ultimately held by Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN) in the US. Morningstar Asia provides data and research insights on a wide range of investment offerings, including managed investment products, publicly listed companies, private capital markets, debt securities, and real-time global market data for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, retirement plan providers and sponsors, and institutional investors in the debt and private capital markets.

Part of Barclays PLC, Barclays Securities Japan Ltd. is a brokerage company based in Tokyo, Japan. Barclays Securities Japan provides brokerage services. The Japanese company was founded in 1987. Kentaro Kiso has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Cascar Holdings, Inc. provides investment services. The company is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Part of SBI Holdings, Inc., E-Advisor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that provides financial instruments intermediary and consulting services. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. E-Advisor Co. was acquired by SBI Global Asset Management Co. Ltd., a PUB of SBI Holdings, Inc. from SoftBank Group Corp. on September 02, 2002 for $0.92 million.

SBI Estate Finance Co., Ltd. is a holding company that provides mortgage-backed loan solutions. It provides real estate and personal financing to medium and small-sized real estate agents, corporate owners, and sole proprietors. The company was founded on August 8, 1996 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of SBI Holdings, Inc., SBI Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (Japan) is a life insurance agency. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. SBI Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (Japan was acquired by SBI Holdings, Inc. from Prudential Plc on February 05, 2015 for $85 million.

Morningstar Asset Management Co., Ltd. provides investment management services. The company was founded by May 11, 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

CLSA Securities Japan Co., Ltd. (CLSA Japan) is the Japan-based brokerage subsidiary of CLSA Ltd., itself a subsidiary of CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SH: 600030; HK: 6030; PK: CIIHY) in China. The firm was established in 2004 as Calyon Securites Ltd. They subsequently became Credit Agricole Securities Asia B.V., Tokyo Branch and changed their name to CLSA Securities Japan Co., Ltd. in 2013 when they merged with CLSA Japan Co. Headquartered in Hong Kong, CLSA Japan provides brokerage services including Japanese & Asian research and European equities. The CLSA Japan team works closely with the global sales teams in London, NY, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Part of SBI Holdings, Inc., SBI IKIIKI SSI Inc. is a Japanese company that offers death insurance for people with lively and short-term illness, providing reasonable insurance premiums for those who are "taking medicine", "going to the hospital" or "experienced surgery". The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The company also offers pet insurance for dogs and cats, covering hospitalization and surgery at the lowest insurance premium. SBI IKIIKI SSI was acquired by SBI SSI Holdings Co., Ltd. on March 29, 2013.

Part of News Corp., Wall Street Journal Japan KK is a Japanese company that publishes newspapers and periodicals. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. Wall Street Journal Japan KK was acquired by Dow Jones & Co., Inc. from SBI Holdings, Inc. on July 13, 2012.

Part of SBI Holdings, Inc., SBI Insurance Co., Ltd. is a company based in Tokyo, Japan. The company's description is written in Japanese and needs to be translated. The translated text mentions that the company offers various insurance products and services, including car insurance and life insurance. The company is also involved in events and activities related to insurance.

CSJ-SBI Financial Media Co., Ltd. provides economic and financial information for Sino-Japanese companies. The joint venture company is based in Shanghai, China. and has subsidiaries in China. The CEO of the Chinese company is Hao Min Qian.

SBI Financial Services Co., Ltd. operates as an intermediary holding company that engages in the financial service business. The company was founded in June 2012 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI SSI Holdings Co., Ltd. operates as an investment holding company with an interest in health insurance service. The company was founded on April 6, 2012 and is headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

Founded in 2014, SBI Global Asset Management Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, Inc. that provides asset and business management services. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of SoftBank Group Corp., SBI Energy KK engages in the supply and distribution of natural energy.

Part of SBI Holdings, Inc., MS Credit Research Co., Ltd. provides financial related services. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI Alternative Investments Co., Ltd. engages in the business of investment management services for qualified investors and level 2 financial instruments. The company was founded on April 6, 2005 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

FIGS Inc. Japan GK provides investment advice and operates agency business. It also offers contents and tools to support investment education. The company was founded on April 7, 2017 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.