Mizuho teams up with Mercer to offer outsourced CIO services in Japan

Mizuho’s Asset Management One will provide the services.

Mizuho Financial Group is collaborating with Mercer Japan Limited and Mercer Investments (Japan) Limited to offer outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) services in Japan.

Mizuho will provide comprehensive OCIO services to clients in Japan, including pension funds and education institutions with Mercer. This will be done through Mizuho’s asset management subsidiary, Asset Management One Co., Ltd.

Asset Management One will make use of Mercer’s manager research and global investment platform capabilities to strengthen its own investment solution capabilities.

Mercer offers portfolio solutions, investment research, consulting, and OCIO services. It has over 25,000 staff members and serves clients in 130 countries. It has over $17.5t in assets under advice, and $613b in assets under management.

In Japan, Mercer has worked with private and public pensions, sovereign wealth funds, and other institutional investors over its 45 years in the market.