Japan's Mizuho Trust & Banking (MHTB) has deployed the TotalRisk system from California-based Barra to provide online risk reporting services to its pension fund clients.
MHTB says it will be the first trust bank in Japan to provide risk analysis and reporting services to pension fund clients through its new Web-based Mizuho Integrated Risk Management Service (MIRMS).
Satoshi Ichihara, deputy general manager, pension business planning and promotion, MHTB, says: "Historically, there was no risk model in Japan that could analyse risk from a simple security all the way up to the total fund level.
"With Barra TotalRisk, MHTB can now offer pension fund customers this value-added service, helping them achieve higher risk-adjusted returns."