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SEC-registered adviser

S••••••• M••••• D• A•••• M••••••••• ••••••••• P••• L•••

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)S••••••••, CRD 309255SEC 801-119102websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Jun 22, 2020 · 17 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 23, 2020
RAUM
$444M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
0.0%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
18
8 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
1
reported on Schedule D
History
17 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$444M as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 22, 2021$2.4B then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 22, 20218 then
Employees (5.A)18 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 22, 202115 then
Private funds1 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 19, 20251 then
RAUM -9.6% over the last fiscal year-14% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$444MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
0.0%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-9.6%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$444M100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • S•••• A•••••• · Chief Executive Officer/ Directorcontrol
        since 04/2024 · owns less than 5%
      • S•••••• T••••••• · Non-Executive Directorcontrol
        since 07/2024 · owns less than 5%
      • W•• M•••• E••• N• · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 05/2024 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • S••••••• M••••• D• A•••• M••••••••• C••••••• L•••••• · Shareholder
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • S••••••• M••••• F•••••••• G••••• I••• · Indirect Shareholder
        indirect · owns 50% to 75% of S••••••• M••••• D• A•••• M••••••••• C••••••• L••••••
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Advisers that list S••••••• M••••• D• A•••• M••••••••• ••••••••• P••• L••• as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      ADV anomalies
      2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • low discretionary shareStatic outlier · filing Mar 30, 2026
        discretionary share of RAUM of 0% against a peer median of 100% (1567 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile, 33.7 robust deviations)
        peers: asset managers, $100M to $500M (1,567) · 0.0% percentile
      • compensation changedChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
        performance-based compensation (Item 5.E.6): yes on the filing of 2025-12-09, no on the filing of 2026-03-30
        peers: asset managers, $100M to $500M (1,567)
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 6 to 1
        Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 9 to 8
        Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Advisory activities · 2 to 1
        Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 6 to 1
        Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $8.5M to $0
        Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $482M to $444M
        Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $491M to $444M
        Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • RAUM · $491M to $444M
        Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Mar 19, 2025 to Jul 1, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 11 to 9
        Oct 14, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
      • Employees · 16 to 18
        Oct 14, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
      • HQ state · unset to
        Oct 14, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
      • Private funds · unset to 1
        Oct 14, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $8.7M to $8.5M
        Oct 14, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $623M to $482M
        Oct 14, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $632M to $491M
        Oct 14, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
      • RAUM · $632M to $491M
        Oct 14, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 9 to 11
        Mar 14, 2024 to Aug 22, 2024
      • Employees · 14 to 16
        Mar 14, 2024 to Aug 22, 2024
      • Accounts · 4 to 6
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 14, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 7 to 9
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 14, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 4 to 6
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 14, 2024
      • State-registered IARs · 7 to 0
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 14, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $8.0M to $8.7M
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 14, 2024
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $700M to $623M
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 14, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $709M to $632M
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 14, 2024
      • RAUM · $709M to $632M
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 14, 2024
      • Accounts · 7 to 4
        Oct 26, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Advisory employees · 6 to 7
        Oct 26, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 7 to 4
        Oct 26, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $73.4M to $8.0M
        Oct 26, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.0B to $700M
        Oct 26, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.1B to $709M
        Oct 26, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • RAUM · $1.1B to $709M
        Oct 26, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Accounts · 9 to 7
        Nov 16, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 9 to 7
        Nov 16, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $78.0M to $73.4M
        Nov 16, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.0B to $1.0B
        Nov 16, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.1B to $1.1B
        Nov 16, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      • RAUM · $1.1B to $1.1B
        Nov 16, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      Signals
      13 dated events
      • Akihiro Sato (Chief Executive Officer/ Director) appeared on Schedule A of S••••••• M••••• D• A•••• M••••••••• ••••••••• P••• L•••
        Aug 22, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
      • Eric Ng Wei Meng (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of S••••••• M••••• D• A•••• M••••••••• ••••••••• P••• L•••
        Aug 22, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
      • Takenari Suzuki (Non-Executive Director) appeared on Schedule A of S••••••• M••••• D• A•••• M••••••••• ••••••••• P••• L•••
        Aug 22, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
      • Tsuyoshi Imai (Non-Executive Director) no longer on Schedule A of S••••••• M••••• D• A•••• M••••••••• ••••••••• P••• L••• (listed 2024-03-14, absent 2024-08-22)
        Aug 22, 2024 · Control person left · inference
      • Shinji Asai (Ceo/ Executive Director) no longer on Schedule A of S••••••• M••••• D• A•••• M••••••••• ••••••••• P••• L••• (listed 2024-03-14, absent 2024-08-22)
        Aug 22, 2024 · Control person left · inference
      • S••••••• M••••• D• A•••• M••••••••• ••••••••• P••• L••• reported RAUM $708.5M, down 37% from $1.1B (2022-10-26 to 2023-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
      • Takashi Kume (Ceo/ Executive Director) no longer on Schedule A of S••••••• M••••• D• A•••• M••••••••• ••••••••• P••• L••• (listed 2022-03-30, absent 2022-04-05)
        Apr 5, 2022 · Control person left · inference
      • Shinji Asai (Ceo/ Executive Director) appeared on Schedule A of S••••••• M••••• D• A•••• M••••••••• ••••••••• P••• L•••
        Apr 5, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • Naoya Miyagaki (Non-Executive Director) no longer on Schedule A of S••••••• M••••• D• A•••• M••••••••• ••••••••• P••• L••• (listed 2021-06-30, absent 2021-08-04)
        Aug 4, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      • Tsuyoshi Imai (Non-Executive Director) appeared on Schedule A of S••••••• M••••• D• A•••• M••••••••• ••••••••• P••• L•••
        Aug 4, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • S••••••• M••••• D• A•••• M••••••••• ••••••••• P••• L••• reported RAUM $1.2B, down 49% from $2.4B (2021-03-22 to 2021-06-30)
        Jun 30, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
      • S••••••• M••••• D• A•••• M••••••••• ••••••••• P••• L••• reported RAUM $2.4B, up 101% from $1.2B (2020-06-22 to 2021-03-22)
        Mar 22, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
      • S••••••• M••••• D• A•••• M••••••••• ••••••••• P••• L••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Jun 22, 2020 · First SEC registration · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Website
      smd-am.sgreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Principal office phone
      65 6297 6811reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 30, 2026
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026