Hisashi Keneko joined NRI in 1988 and covers equity quantity analysis for the system science and investment research departments. From 1995, he was in charge of business planning and sales for NRI’s investment data service and built a database for mutual fund evaluations and market analysis. He also conducted various research on the Japanese asset management business and tax system transformation to support individual asset building and regulations for mutual funds. During 2005, Mr. Kaneko was temporarily transferred to a global investment bank’s business planning division, where he consulted asset management distribution channel strategies.