Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, known as SuMi TRUST, is one of Japan's largest financial institutions and the country's largest trust bank by assets under management, with approximately $850 billion USD under management. Headquartered in the Marunouchi district of Tokyo, the bank employs nearly 14,000 professionals and operates internationally through offices in New York, London and Hong Kong.
The bank's core business spans asset management, real estate management, financial services and consulting services. It is particularly known for Japanese equity products, with funds actively managed since 1962. Its financial solutions serve corporate clients, pension funds, governmental entities and institutional investors, and its dedicated analyst teams average 16 years of experience per analyst.
The current institution was formed on April 1, 2012, through the merger of The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. and Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking, Ltd.; its roots date to 1925. The bank describes its approach as client-oriented, drawing on the combined financial expertise of its predecessor institutions across banking, trust banking, asset management and real estate.
