Hidetake Nakamura

Mizuho Asset Management Co., Ltd. (MAM) is the asset management subsidiary of Asset Management One Co., Ltd. in Japan. The firm's asset management activity started in 1964. The current firm was established in 2007 when Dai-ichi Kangyo Asset Management and Fuji Investment Management merged. MAM is located in Tokyo and provides investment management services for institutions, pension funds and high net-worth individuals. They manage a diverse range of funds and establish investment trusts. The firm works in close relationship with Edinburgh-based Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd. and with Lord, Abbett & Co. in the US.

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.