Keisuke Yokoo

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Mizuho Securities-Broker) is the brokerage division of Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd., ultimately owned by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411; NYSE: MFG) in Japan. The firm was originally founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Tokyo with a network of offices throughout Japan as well as overseas representation through Mizuho entities or strategic partners (in Great Britain, Switzerland, the US, Hong Kong, Mainland China, South Korea, Singapore and India). Mizuho Securities-Broker provides enhanced equity and fixed income execution services for their clients who includes private individuals in Japan, domestic and foreign institutions, non-financial companies, financial institutions and public corporations in the securities and investment banking fields.

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (MSCL) is a majority-owned subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TK: 8411). Norinchukin Bank holds a significant minority interest. The firm was established in 2000 when DKB Securities, Fuji Securities and IBJ Securities merged. MSCL is based in Tokyo with subsidiaries in the US, the UK, Hong Kong, Switzerland and representative offices in China. The firm provides financial products and services to domestic and overseas institutional investors, financial institutions, corporations and public entities. In 2006 MSCL established a strategic alliance with the US-based investment bank Evercore Partners.

The Group's principal activity is the provision of securities and other financial services including securities brokerage, dealing, underwriting and distribution, other securities and financing services. The other activities include help supply services, real estate rental and leasing, research and development, card services, information services, golf course operation and consulting services.

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. engages in the financial instruments business that includes sales and trade of equity and bond, research, and investment trusts. It operates through the following business divisions: Retail, Corporate Investment Services, and Markets and Products. The Retail business division markets equities, bonds, investment trusts, and insurance for individual clients. The Corporate Investment Services business division offers securities solutions, investment banking, management strategies and raising funds for corporate clients. The Markets and Products division handles the product development. The company was founded in July 1917 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.