Mizuho Trust partners with Nasdaq to court global investors
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- Mizuho Trust & Banking announced a partnership with Nasdaq starting this fiscal year, using the U.S. exchange's international network and database to survey global investors about problems at client companies and help firms build investor relations.
- Mizuho Trust will launch a family business support desk this fiscal year, drawing on group-wide banking and securities resources to offer asset management and succession planning, targeting a 2.5x increase in related revenue from the previous year.
- President and CEO Kenichi Sasada became chairman of the Trust Companies Association of Japan on Thursday, and said he wants the Japanese trust banking industry to collectively help enhance the corporate value of domestic firms.
- Mizuho Trust plans to use Line to communicate with individual investors, beginning with a general meeting in June for IR updates, and will add online voting platform guidance via the app starting in fiscal 2027.
- Sasada framed the push as national: "Supporting smooth succession and inheritance to carry businesses forward strengthens national power," linking family-business advisory to Japan's economic resilience.
Why it matters: Mizuho Trust is plugging a persistent gap for Japanese issuers — weak dialogue with overseas capital — by borrowing Nasdaq's investor Rolodex, while simultaneously doubling down on its traditional family-succession franchise and modernizing retail investor outreach via Line. The 2.5x revenue growth target on the family-business desk signals where management sees the fastest near-term payoff.
