Hiroyuki Kanou

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.

The Life Insurance Association of Japan represents all life insurance companies operating in Japan. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Partners Life Ltd. provides life insurance services. Its products include life insurance, income protection, medical insurance, disability insurance, trauma cover and business risk protection. The company was founded by Naomi Ballantyne, Christopher Laurence Coon and Richard Coon in August 2010 and is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.

Part of Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc., Partners Group Holdings Ltd. provides life insurance services. The company is based in North Shore, New Zealand. Partners Group Holdings was founded in 2010. Additionally, the New Zealander company was acquired by Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. on November 30, 2022 for $631.76 million.

Asian Development Bank engages in the provision of trade financing services. It offers investment in infrastructure, health care services, financial and public administration systems, or helping nations prepare for the impact of climate change or better manage their natural resources. It specializes in loans, grants, policy dialogue, technical assistance, and equity investments. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Mandaluyong City, the Philippines.

The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (Investment Portfolio) (Dai-ichi-IP) is the investment portfolio management operation of Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8750), a mutual life insurance firm headquartered in Japan. Founded in 1902, Dai-ichi Life Insurance provides individual and group life insurance to private individuals and corporate clients. Dai-ichi-IP provides individual and group pension plans and pension products services.

Sonar Advisers, Inc. is a Japanese investment advisory company founded in 2010. The private company is based in Chiyoda, Japan. The company provides investment advisory 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.