Company Information

Corporate Site 

SBI Global Asset Management’s objective is to “provide rich and neutral information based on a fair and objective standpoint and helping investors build their assets”. They do so with the core businesses of the Financial Service Business and Asset Management Business. 

Originally known as Morningstar Japan, this is one of of many companies under the SBI brand. The stock is known for having dividend increases every year since inception. This is something they emphasize on their IR site, so it's probably reasonable to assume that the increase will continue into the future.

Stock Perks

Categories: Alternative Currency, Products

Rights day

End of March

Details

• Ripple, a cryptocurrency. In order to redeem it, you have to open an account at SBI VC Trade. I was able to open an account without much issue, but I do have permanent residency. In the signup page, foreigners are only asked if they have permanent residency or not, so I'm not sure having a different kind of visa would make it harder to open an account. The amount of Ripple you get is based on the price in late March.

• 2,500 yen worth of investment trust units at Hifumi Crossover Pro, you will need to open up an account with them.

• One unit of ALA Plus GOLD EX, a supplement by SBI ALA Promo.

Requirements

100 shares - 2,500yen worth of Ripple.

500 shares - 10,000yen worth of Ripple. If you hold the stock for a year or more, you will get 12,000 yen worth of Ripple. You will also receive the 2,500yen worth of investment trust units.

1,000 shares - Along with the 500 share level perks, you will also receive an additional 3,000yen worth of Ripple and the ALA Plus GOLD EX.

Comment

The Ripple is a nice bonus and supplements the dividend well, it takes a few months for it to show up in your account once you redeem it, but you could just sell it right away once it deposits or HODL and hope to make more profits. If you're not invested in cryptocurrency, this is a relatively low-risk way to try it out. The investment trust units are also some extra money equaliviancy. The ALA Plus GOLD EX might be useful if you like taking supplements, you can also get it from SBI Holdings.

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