With trust banking at its core, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. will focus on the management of business operations, as the holding company of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, and sets the following (1) - (6) as its key functions: (1) Formulating group management strategy (2) Allocation of management resources (3) Monitoring administration of business activities (4) Supervising risk management (5) Supervising compliance management (6) Managing internal auditing