Mizuho Securities is committed to becoming Japan' s foremost investment bank. As part of this commitment, we are targeting significant progress in our quest for leadership in all segments of the securities and investment banking industry.
We will continue reinforcing our capabilities in traditional core businesses related to fixed income, equity, M&A advisory, and structured finance. At the same time, we are pursuing the following strategic initiatives.
Principal Finance
Given the diversification of income sources from our investment banking services, we are actively developing principal finance businesses. We focus on our broad customer network to identify potential investment projects and expand our investments in unlisted and other companies. By strengthening our principal finance business, we will pursue opportunities in such areas as IPOs and the M&A advisory business.
Financial Instruments Introducing Brokerage Business
As a wholesale securities company, we recognize that the securities intermediary business provides us with the opportunity to broaden our sales channels. For this reason, we are reinforcing our financial instruments introducing brokerage business in order to strengthen our underwriting capabilities in stocks and bonds.
Business Partner
- The Aomori Bank, Ltd.
- The Bank of IKEDA, Ltd.
- THE OGAKI KYORITSU BANK, LTD.
- The Kiyo Bank, Ltd.
- The Shiga Bank, Ltd.
- THE SHONAI BANK, LTD.
- The Chugoku Bank, Ltd.
- THE NISHI-NIPPON CITY BANK, LTD.
- THE HIGO BANK, LTD.
- The Hyakugo Bank, Ltd.
- THE HIROSHIMA BANK, LTD.
- THE FUKUI BANK, LTD.
- The Hokuto Bank, Ltd.
- THE HOKKAIDO BANK, LTD.
- The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd.
We offer highly competitive product delivery capabilities, built up in the course of doing business with institutional investors in Japan and overseas. Using these capabilities, as well as product knowledge education, on-the-job sales training, and the establishment of compliance systems, we will provide broad support for our partners.
Investment Trust Business
As the asset management needs of customers become more and more sophisticated, the available investment instruments and asset management techniques are growing more diversified and specialized.
In March 2004, we set up Products Promotion Group, with two key goals in mind. First, we sought to strengthen our planning and development capabilities covering a broad range of fund products, from traditional asset management vehicles to real estate trusts and hedge funds. Second, we aimed to reinforce our ability to propose optimal portfolio solutions to our clients. Products Promotion Group conducts integrated marketing activities and is compiling an impressive track record in investment trust sales in the non-retail market.
In addition to selecting the best asset managers in Japan and overseas, we provide packaging services for investment trusts and other products, sales support from our various sales departments, reporting on asset management status, and other after-sales services.
