Mizuho Securities Co. will set up a new headquarters next month to boost marketing efforts in Hong Kong and other places in Asia and plans to appoint Deputy President Hidetake Nakamura as its chief, company sources said Saturday.

While the headquarters will be based in Tokyo, the securities unit, part of the Mizuho Financial Group, will dispatch about 10 staff members to Hong Kong to beef up coordination with its regional bases in India, Hong Kong and Tokyo.