San ju San Bank Corporate Pension Fund

The fund is sponsored by San ju San Bank, Ltd., with San ju San Financial Group, Inc. serving as the ultimate parent holding company. The plan provides retirement benefits exclusively for employees of San ju San Bank and its participating group entities.

The fund was created in 2021 through the merger of two predecessor plans — the Mie Bank Corporate Pension Fund and the Daisan Bank Corporate Pension Fund. This consolidation followed the 2018 merger of Mie Bank and Daisan Bank to form San ju San Bank, creating a unified pension arrangement for the combined workforce.

Yes. The San ju San Bank Corporate Pension Fund is a signatory to Japan's Stewardship Code and participates in the Corporate Pension Stewardship Promotion Council, an industry body that coordinates responsible investment practices among small and mid-sized corporate pension funds in Japan.

As a defined-benefit corporate pension plan, the fund follows a liability-driven investment approach typical of Japanese regional bank pension plans. It allocates across domestic fixed income, Japanese equities, and foreign asset classes to match long-duration retirement obligations, with an increasing emphasis on ESG integration and stewardship engagement.

No. Like many Japanese corporate pension funds sponsored by regional banks, the San ju San Bank Corporate Pension Fund does not publicly report its assets under management or detailed asset allocation breakdowns. Disclosure is typically limited to regulatory filings within Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare framework.