Mizuho Financial Group
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| Type | Public (TYO: 8411, NYSE: MFG) |
| Founded | 2003 (from merger) |
| Headquarters |  Tokyo, Japan |
| Key people | Terunobu Maeda, President & CEO |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Revenue | ▲¥4,099.654 billion JPY (FY 2006) |
| Net income | ▲¥620.965 billion JPY (FY 2006) |
| Employees | 45,758 (2005) |
| Subsidiaries | Mizuho Bank Mizuho Corporate Bank Mizuho Trust & Banking |
| Website | www.mizuho-fg.co.jp |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (株式会社みずほフィナンシャルグループ Kabushiki-gaisha Mizuho Finansharu Gurūpu?), abbreviated as MHFG, or simply called Mizuho is a banking holding company headquartered in the Ōtemachi district of Chiyoda ward, Tokyo, Japan. The name "mizuho (瑞穂?)" means "abundant rice" in Japanese.
It holds assets in excess of $1.3 trillion US dollars through its control of Mizuho Bank, Mizuho Corporate Bank, and other subsidiaries. The company's combined holdings form the second largest financial services group in Japan, and the ninth largest in the world by market capitalisation.[1] It is the 59th largest company in the world according to Forbes Global 2000 rankings. Its shares have a primary listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It functions as one of the main companies of the DKB Group.
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[edit] Divisions
1. Mizuho Bank
2. Mizuho Corporate Bank
3. Mizuho Trust
4. Mizuho Securities
Mizuho splits its business into four distinct divisions, on a global basis:
[edit] Retail Group
Mizuho is active in retail banking with 515 branches and over 11,000 ATM machines. Mizuho Bank is the only bank to have branches in every prefecture in Japan. It serves over 26 million Japanese households, 90,000 SME customers, and retail brokerage clients under the name Mizuho Investors Securities nationwide.
- Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
- Mizuho Investors Securities Co., Ltd.
- Mizuho Capital Co., Ltd.
[edit] Global Corporate Group
Mizuho predecessors, the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank (“DKB”), the Fuji Bank (“Fuji”) and the Industrial Bank of Japan (“IBJ”), had great control over many Japanese companies through keiretsu system. The three banks led the DKB Group, Fuyo Group and the IBJ Group respectively. The Fuyo Group traces its history as far back as the old Yasuda zaibatsu. Even now, seven out of ten companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange have dealings with Mizuho.[2]
[edit] Global Wealth and asset management
- Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
- Mizuho Private Wealth Management Co., Ltd.
- Mizuho Asset Management Co., Ltd.
- DLIBJ Asset Management Co., Ltd.
[edit] Strategy affiliates
- Mizuho Financial Strategy Co., Ltd., formerly Mizuho Holdings, Inc.
- Mizuho Research Institute Ltd.
- Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc.
[edit] Offices
.jpg/90px-Mizuho_Bank,_Ltd._(head_office).jpg) Mizuho Bank head office in Uchisaiwaicho, Tokyo (see also Mizuho Bank Head Office Building) |
 Mizuho Corporate Bank head office, formerly the Industrial Bank of Japan head office, bordering MHFG HQ in Ōtemachi, Tokyo |
 Mizuho Securities Co. occupies Ōtemachi First Square, bordering MHFG HQ, in Ōtemachi, Tokyo |
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[edit] Sponsorship
[edit] History
Mizuho was established originally as Mizuho Holdings, Inc. by the merger of Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Fuji Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan in 2000.
Mizuho Holdings established Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. in January 2003. Subsequently, through a share exchange on March 12, 2003, Mizuho Financial Group became the sole shareholder of Mizuho Holdings, which in turn served as the holding company of all of the group's banking and securities units.
On October 1, 2005, all subsidiaries of Mizuho Holdings were transferred to the direct control of Mizuho Financial Group. Mizuho Holdings, no longer a bank holding company, was then renamed Mizuho Financial Strategy, which now focuses on providing advisory services.
[edit] Timeline
- 1864 - Yasuda-ya is founded as a private company.
- 1883 - The Dai-Ichi Bank, Ltd. is established as the first bank in Japan.
- 1897 - The Nippon Kangyo Bank, Ltd. and the Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited are established as a governmental institution.
- 1912 - Yasuda-ya is incorporated and renamed Yasuda Bank.
- 1948 - Yasuda Bank is renamed the Fuji Bank, Limited.
- 1950 - The Nippon Kangyo Bank and IBJ are privatized.
- 1971 - The Dai-ichi Bank and the Nippon Kangyo Bank merge to form the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Limited.
- 1999 - DKB, Fuji and IBJ announce an agreement to consolidate the three banks' operations.
- 2000 - DKB, Fuji and IBJ establish a holding company named Mizuho Holdings, Inc.
- 2002 - DKB, Fuji and IBJ are officially and legally combined into two banks, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
- 2003 - Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. takes over the operations of Mizuho Holdings virtually.
[edit] Trivia
On December 8, 2005 a data input error on a stock trade at the brokerage arm Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. caused a large loss and received a lot of publicity.
[edit] Notable employees
- Shoichi Nakagawa - Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (2003-2005)
- Kei Ogura - singer
[edit] See also
[edit] Competitors
[edit] External links
- Mizuho Financial Group
- Mizuho Financial Group Inc. by Google Finance
- Mizuho Watch by Inner City Press
[edit] References
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