Societe Generale Asset Management (Japan) Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)

Name: Societe Generale Asset Management (Japan) Co., Ltd.
Address: 1 2 2, Uchisaiwaicho,, Tokyo, 100 0011
Telephone: 03-3593-5900

Societe Generale Asset Management (Japan) Co., Ltd. is a large advisory firm based in Tokyo. It manages $18.45 billion of regulatory assets for 159 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004.

Societe Generale Asset Management (Japan) Co. provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses and portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Societe Generale Asset Management (Japan) Co.: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Societe Generale Asset Management (Japan) Co., Ltd. is $18.45 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 16% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $18.23 billion in discretionary accounts and $222.88 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $119.13 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $37.15 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Societe Generale Asset Management (Japan) Co., Ltd. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Societe Generale Asset Management (Japan) Co., Ltd.

Tokuo Ukon has been acting as President since 1 Apr 2000. Charles Yang has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jul 2006. Masato Degawa joined the executive team most recently as the Representative Director & Executive Vice President.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Shigeharu Shiraishi	Managing director	1 May 1997	Other	4393377
Societe Generale Asset Management (North Pacific) Ltd.	Parent of the applicant	1 Jan 1998	75% - 100%	foreign
Amundi Japan Holding Ltd.	Parent of the applicant	1 Jan 1998	75% - 100%	foreign
Christian F.J.A. D'allest	Director	1 Feb 1998	Other	4376890
Tokuo Ukon	President	1 Apr 2000	Other	4393371
Erol Emed	Cio	1 Jan 2001	Other	4393402
Laurent Michel Bertiau	Executive vice president	1 Jun 2001	Other	4393418
Didier Turpin	Auditor	1 Jun 2001	Other	4457148
Hiroyuki Shimizu	Compliance officer	1 Apr 2002	Other	4555777
Masato Degawa	Cio	1 Apr 2002	Other	4556414
Tomoko Sasahara	Director	1 Jun 2002	Other	4393414
Philippe Henry Collas	Chairman	1 Jun 2002	Other	4376883
Frederic Barroyer	Chief operations officer	1 Apr 2003	Other	4850697
Hisatoshi Ohkawa	Auditor	1 Jun 2003	Other	4679486
Arkadiusz Ciesla	Auditor	1 Jun 2003	Other	4677697
Alain Clot	Director	1 Jun 2004	Other	4822856
Masayuki Yoshizawa	Senior managing director	1 Aug 2004	Other	4844933
Veronica Bats	Auditor	1 Jun 2005	Other	4984414
Tomoko Sasahara	Executive vice president	1 Jun 2005	Other	4393414
Masato Degawa	Director and cio	1 Jun 2005	Other	4556414
Tomoko Sasahara	Executive vice president and chief operating officer	1 Sep 2005	Other	4393414
Laurent Michel Bertiau	Chairman and chief executive officer	1 Jun 2006	Other	4393418
Masato Degawa	Executive vice president	1 Jun 2006	Other	4556414
Andre Ajoux	Auditor	1 Jun 2006	Other	5167772
Philippe Danilo	Auditor	1 Jun 2006	Other	5167776
Charles Yang	Chief investment officer	1 Jul 2006	Other	5171439
Akiko Kujirai	Auditor	1 Feb 2007	Other	5311320
Tokuo Ukon	Vice chairman	1 Jun 2007	Other	4393371
Masato Degawa	President	1 Jun 2007	Other	4556414
Charles Yang	Director and chief investment officer	1 Jun 2007	Other	5171439
Aurelie Roulet	Auditor	1 Jun 2007	Other	5414748
Philippe Danilo	Director	1 Jun 2007	Other	5167776
Denis Lefranc	Director	1 Jun 2008	Other	5570453
Masato Degawa	President and chief investment officer	1 Sep 2008	Other	4556414
Masato Degawa	Representative director & executive vice president	1 Jul 2010	Other	4556414
Christian Romeyer	Representative director & president	1 Jul 2010	Other	5822587
Julien Faucher	Director	1 Jul 2010	Other	5822590
Satomi Okuda	Director	1 Jul 2010	Other	5822592
Kenzo Yoshinaga	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2010	Other	5003912

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Amundi Group S.A.	Parent of amundi s.a.	1 Nov 1978	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Societe Generale Asset Management S.A.	Parent of societe generale asset management (north pacific) ltd.	1 Jan 1998	75% - 100%	foreign
Societe Generale S.A.	Parent of societe generale asset management s.a.	1 Jan 1998	75% - 100%	521128875
Credit Agricole S.A.	Shareholder of amundi group s.a.	1 Apr 2001	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Societe Generale Asset Management S.A.	Shareholder of amundi group s.a.	1 Dec 2009	25% - 50%	foreign
Amundi S.A.	Parent of societe generale asset management (north pacific) ltd.	1 Dec 2009	75% - 100%	foreign entity

Based in Tokyo

The principal office where Societe Generale Asset Management (Japan) Co., Ltd. performs its advisory services is located at 1 2 2, Uchisaiwaicho,, Tokyo, 100 0011, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 03-3593-5900 or by fax 03-3593-5950. The normal business hours are from 9:00 to 17:00 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.sgam.co.jp.