Mizuho Financial Group
Mizuho seeks $350 million from TSE
Mizuho Securities is demanding ¥40.4 billion ($347 million) from the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) to compensate it for a trading error that it was unable to cancel on time.
Mizuho raids rival Nomura to boost equity derivatives unit
Mizuho International, the London-based international securities arm of the Japanese firm Mizuho, has appointed Mark White as head of equity derivatives sales and Antony Reeves as associate director, equity derivatives sales.
Exchange Risk and Reputation
Lightning, it is said, will only strike twice in the same place if it is induced to do so. Strange forces, then, must inhabit the Ohtemachi First Square Building, whose residents have fallen victim to yet another bolt from the blue.
TSE works overtime to expand trade capacity by Monday
The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) will increase the trading capacity of its equity, convertible bonds and exchangeable bonds markets by half a million executed trades a day from Monday if tests to upgrade the system over the weekend are successful,…
TSE shortens trading hours following shutdown
The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) will shorten its afternoon trading by half an hour starting tomorrow, after it was forced to close some of its markets 20 minutes early today as the volume of transactions hit capacity levels.
Mizuho signs up with Kamakura for default and correlations data
Mizuho Financial Group has signed up to Kamakura’s risk information services, the Honolulu-based software company has confirmed, as the Japanese financial behemoth seeks to strengthen its lending activities following years of write-offs.
TSE unveils plans for new platform
The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) has unveiled plans to develop a next-generation computer system in the next two or three years. The move comes less than a month after the exchange’s trading system rejected trade cancellation requests by a Mizuho…
TSE president resigns over Mizuho fiasco
Tokyo Stock Exchange president Takuo Tsurushima and two other executives have resigned in response to the Mizuho trading error 12 days ago.
Blame spreads over Mizuho trading error
The Tokyo Stock Exchange today admitted that a fault in its own systems led to the mistaken stock trade on December 8 that has so far cost Mizuho some $225 million.
Mizuho kick-starts insurance derivatives business
London-based Mizuho International has unveiled an insurance derivatives business, to be headed by newly appointed Stefan Roggenkamp.
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ABN Amro wins China derivatives licence
ABN Amro last week joined the elite group of foreign banks authorised to trade foreign exchange derivatives in China after winning a licence from regulator the China Banking Regulatory Commission, reports RiskNews’ sister publication, FX Week .
Chinese regulator extends derivatives transition period
The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) has extended the transition period for its new derivatives licensing regime, giving banks an extra three months to get licences in place that will allow them to trade derivatives onshore.
CSFB gets OK for derivatives in China
The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) authorised Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) to launch a financial derivatives business in China last week, reports RiskNews’ sister publication, FX Week .
Top Singapore dealers sign up for SuperDerivatives’ SD-FX
Ten financial institutions in Singapore have signed up to SD-FX, the FX options pricing system of UK-based technology company SuperDerivatives.
SG hires credit derivatives marketers
French bank SG, the investment banking division of Société Générale, has hired Daniel Schlaichert from Crèdit Agricole Indosuez and Edgar Leibovici from Mizuho International to sell credit derivatives.
Mizuho selects FNX for interest rate derivatives processing
Japan’s Mizuho Bank has licensed FNX’s Sierra System for use in processing interest rate futures and options.
Basel II: Time to prepare
Following the publication of the third and final consultation paper, Japan's banks are focusing more seriously on Basel II. With the new requirements set to take effect from 2006, most banks face a critical year ahead.
Fujitsu spreads widen 30bp due to multiple woes
Credit default swap spreads on Japanese computer maker Fujitsu’s five-year debt protection widened 30 basis points this week, following media speculation that the company might become a “rehabilitation candidate” for the government’s Industrial…
Japan's four major banks post losses of $31bn for 2002
Japan's four largest banks have posted a combined ¥3.61 trillion ($30.9 billion) in losses for the 2002 financial year, following larger-than-expected losses in their cross-equity holdings amid slump in the country’s equity markets and their ongoing…
Japan’s four major banks post losses of $31bn for 2002
Japan’s four largest banks have posted a combined ¥3.61 trillion ($30.9 billion) in losses for the 2002 financial year, following larger-than-expected losses in their cross-equity holdings amid slump in the country’s equity markets and their ongoing…
Japanese credit spreads tighten to near-record levels
Japanese credit default swap spreads continued to tighten on technical factors, nearly reaching record levels, with trading volumes on the whole fairly subdued, according to traders.
Mizuho takes FNX for foreign exchange options
Mizuho Tokyo has upgraded to release 4.4 of FNX’s Sierra System for FX options trading. The new release has faster algorithms and architecture to accommodate Mizuho’s high volumes, FNX said.
Japan credit spreads tighten as Iraqi conflict draws to a close
Credit protection on Japanese names continued a tightening trend this week, on the back of positive sentiment globally with the war in Iraq nearing a close and the absence of negative news in the domestic market.