Mizuho Securities : Collaborates with Maybank Kim Eng to Widen Brokerage Coverage in Asia(PDF/143KB)

August 16, 2016

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd and Maybank Kim Eng have entered into an agreement to expand their regional collaboration in the equity brokerage business for Asian markets.

Under the agreement, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd and its overseas subsidiaries (collectively "Mizuho Securities Group"), will be able to offer Maybank Kim Eng Group's research reports and corporate access services to Mizuho's institutional clients in Japan. Mizuho Securities Group will channel orders placed by these clients to Maybank Kim Eng, who is known for its strong execution capabilities and access to ASEAN markets.

ASEAN is one of the fastest growing regions in the world and the partnership will benefit these clients, as they will gain from Maybank Kim Eng's deep understanding and wide knowledge of the region, as well as access to investment opportunities of the ASEAN market. Maybank Kim Eng, on the other hand, will be able to leverage Mizuho's strong franchise in the Japanese domestic market.

The partnership will complement the business of both groups and harbours potential to build new business opportunities and further collaboration in various areas.

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The Maybank Kim Eng group of companies comprises businesses stretching around the globe with offices in Asia, Europe and Middle East, and USA. Maybank Kim Eng has been in Asia for more than 40 years and provides services in corporate finance, debt markets, equity capital markets, derivatives, retail and institutional securities broking and research. A leader in many of the Asian markets that it operates in, Maybank Kim Eng has won numerous prestigious awards in the markets that it serves.

Maybank Kim Eng is the fully-owned investment banking arm of Maybank; one of Asia's leading banking groups and South East Asia's fourth largest bank by assets. The Maybank Group has an international network of 2,400 offices in 20 countries, with over 44,000 employees serving more than 22 million customers worldwide. (www.maybank-ke.com)