Profile
1999 to 2002
| Date | Matter | Date of relevant news release |
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| Aug 1999 | The Dai–Ichi Kangyo Bank, Limited (DKB), The Fuji Bank, Limited (Fuji), and The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited (IBJ) announced a basic agreement of the comprehensive consolidation of the three banks. | |
| Dec 1999 | DKB, Fuji, and IBJ signed a formal agreement on the comprehensive consolidation of the three banks. | Dec 22, 1999(PDF/66KB) |
| May 2000 | Announcement of "Foundation of the Mizuho Financial Group (MHFG)" | May 24, 2000 (PDF/64KB) |
| Sep 2000 | MHHD listed its common stock on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange. | |
| Establishment of Mizuho Holdings, Inc. (MHHD) | Sep 29, 2000 (HTML) | |
| Oct 2000 | Establishment of Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (MHSC) | |
| Establishment of Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (MHTB) | ||
| Mar 2001 | MHHD was admitted to the Official List by the UK Listing Authority and to trade on the London Stock Exchange. | Mar 30, 2001 (PDF/10KB) |
| May 2001 | MHSC launched a single, full–service Investment Banking Division. | Apr 23, 2001 (PDF/11KB) |
| Oct 2001 | Announcement of the new brand logo and brand statement. | Oct 11, 2001 (HTML) |
| Nov 2001 | Mizuho launched defined contribution pension business. | |
| Feb 2002 | Completion of payment for Preferred Securities amounting to JPY 356.5 billion issued by MHHD overseas subsidiaries. | Feb 14, 2002 (PDF/7KB) |
| Apr 2002 | Through the corporate splits, the operations of DKB, Fuji, and IBJ were consolidated and reorganized into Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (MHBK) and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (MHCB) | Jan 17, 2002 (PDF/37KB) |
| MHSC and MHTB became direct subsidiaries of MHHD. | ||
| Oct 2002 | MHBK began to sell the products of variable annuity. | |
| Nov 2002 | Announcement of "Change & Speed–Up Program" | Nov 25, 2002 (PDF/121KB) |
2003
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| Jan 2003 | Establishment of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG) | Jan 14, 2003 (PDF/109KB) |
| Mar 2003 | MHHD delisted its common stock from Tokyo Stock Exchange, Osaka Securities Exchange, and London Stock Exchange. | Feb 28, 2003 (HTML) |
| Implementation of the group's "Business Reorganization" | Dec 4, 2002 (PDF/132KB) |
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| MHTB exercised its early redemption rights and redeemed the subordinated bonds of JPY 50 billion. | ||
| May 2003 | Establishment of Mizuho Project, Mizuho Corporate, Mizuho Global, and Mizuho Asset as the group's financial subsidiaries for corporate revitalization | May 29, 2003 (PDF/196KB) |
| Sep 2003 | MHTB exercised its early redemption rights and redeemed the subordinated bonds of JPY 50 billion. |
2004
| Date | Matter | Date of relevant news release |
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| Mar 2004 | MHSC acquired 100% ownership of overseas affiliates. | |
| MHSC completed business transfer from Norinchukin Securities Co., Ltd. | ||
| MHHD and MHTB exercised their early redemption rights and redeemed the subordinated bonds of JPY 575 billion. | Mar 23, 2004 (HTML) | |
| Jul 2004 | MHBK agreed to form a business alliance with the Orient Corporation (Orico). | |
| Aug 2004 | MHSC concluded business cooperation agreements for the entrustment of equities sales with Monex Securities, Nikko Beans Securities and Monex Beans Holdings (MBH). | |
| MHFG repurchased and cancelled public funds of preferred shares amounting to JPY 232.7 billion on an issued–price basis. | ||
| Sep 2004 | MHHD and MHTB exercised their early redemption rights and redeemed the subordinated bonds of JPY 225 billion. | Sep 24, 2004 (HTML) |
| MHSC accepted JPY 74.9 billion in capital from The Norinchukin Bank by way of third–party allocation. | Sep 14, 2004 (HTML) | |
| Oct 2004 | DKB Information Systems, Fuji Research Institute Corporation and IBJ Systems were merged to create Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc. (MHIR). | |
| Dec 2004 | MHBK's IT systems integration was completed. | |
| MHFG, MHBK, UC Card and Credit Saison signed the "Comprehensive Strategic Business Alliance Agreement" in the credit card business. | Dec 24, 2004 (HTML) |
2005
| Date | Matter | Date of relevant news release |
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| Jan 2005 | MHBK entered into an agency agreement with MHTB to launch testamentary trust business. | |
| Mar 2005 | MHFG repurchased approximately JPY 249.9 billion on an issued price basis of Preferred Shares. | |
| MHHD redeemed the subordinated bonds of JPY 100 billion. As the result of this redemption, all the subordinated bonds of public funds issued by our group companies were fully redeemed. | Mar 10, 2005 (HTML) | |
| Apr 2005 | MHCB concluded subcontracting contract with MHSC for securities sales agency business. | |
| MHFG announced the new business strategy "Channel to Discovery" Plan. | Apr 26, 2005 (PDF/275KB) |
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| MHBK entered into separate business collaborations with Wachovia Bank and Wells Fargo Bank respectively. | ||
| MHTB entered into a business collaboration with The Bank of New York. MHBK also entered into a business collaboration with The Bank of New York in the area of distribution of investment trust products in Japan. | ||
| Aug 2005 | MHFG repurchased and cancelled public funds of preferred shares amounting to JPY 616.4 billion on an issued–price basis. | Aug 23, 2005 (HTML) |
| Establishment of Houston Representative Office in the United States by MHCB | ||
| Sep 2005 | MHFG obtained certification of Information Security Management Systems (ISMS and BS7799) for all divisions of the company. | Sep 26, 2005 (HTML) |
| Oct 2005 | Four financial subsidiaries specializing in corporate revitalization (Mizuho Project, Mizuho Corporate, Mizuho Global, and Mizuho Asset) terminated operations, and MHCB, MHBK and MHTB merged their own subsidiaries. | |
| Establishment of Mizuho Private Wealth Management (MHPW), a subsidiary that offers full–fledged private banking services | ||
| MHFG repurchased and cancelled public funds of preferred shares amounting to JPY 250.0 billion on an issued–price basis. | Oct 5, 2005 (HTML) | |
| Nov 2005 | MHFG conducted an offering of 763,000 shares of common stock (JPY 531.6 billion) of MHFG, held by its subsidiary Mizuho Financial Strategy Co., Ltd. (MHFS). |
2006
| Date | Matter | Date of relevant news release |
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| Feb 2006 | Establishment of Atlanta Representative Office of the New York Branch by MHCB | |
| Mar 2006 | MHBK reached agreement on a comprehensive business alliance with NTT DoCoMo (DoCoMo) and UC Card. In cooperation with DoCoMo, MHBK planed to offer customers holding Mizuho Mileage Club cards a service whereby credit card settlements could be made by mobile phones using "iD". | |
| Apr 2006 | Mizuho started to establish lectures and courses at universities starting at Hitotsubashi University. | |
| Mizuho initiated joint research with Tokyo Gakugei University. | ||
| May 2006 | Establishment of New Delhi Branch in India by MHCB | |
| Jun 2006 | Establishment of Wuxi Branch in the People's Republic of China by MHCB | |
| Jul 2006 | Establishment of Brussels Branch in Belgium by Mizuho Corporate Bank Nederland N.V. | |
| MHFG completed the repayment of all public funds, the original amount of which was JPY 2,949.0 billion. | Jul 4, 2006 (HTML) | |
| Establishment of Mizuho Investment Management (UK) Ltd. ("MIMUK"),wholly owned European asset management subsidiary of MHCB | ||
| Mizuho started to cooperate with Tokyo University's Faclty of Economics for establishment of the new Finance Department. | ||
| Sep 2006 | MHCB, MHSC, and Korea Development Bank concluded a "Strategic Business Alliance Agreement". | |
| MHCB, MHSC, Shinhan Bank and Good Morning Shinhan Securities Co., Ltd. concluded a "Business Cooperation Agreement". | ||
| Oct 2006 | Establishment of Ho Chi Minh City Branch in Vietnam by MHCB | |
| MHBK started the deployment of "Mizuho Personal Squares" offering greater focus on individual customers. | ||
| Nov 2006 | MHFG listed its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). | Nov 1, 2006 (PDF/23KB) |
| Dec 2006 | MHCB became a Financial Holding Company (FHC) under the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act. | Dec 19, 2006 (PDF/21KB) |
2007
| Date | Matter | Date of relevant news release |
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| Jan 2007 | In the credit card business, an agreement was concluded with UC Card and Credit Saison to establish a joint processing company and take other steps toward full–scale consolidation and reorganization. | |
| Feb 2007 | Establishment of Sao Paulo Representative Office in Brazil by MHCB | |
| Apr 2007 | MHCB and MHSC jointly established an asset management company called Mizuho Alternative Investments in the U.S. | |
| Establishment of Milan Branch in Italy by MHCB | ||
| May 2007 | MHFG repurchased and cancelled all the common shares held by Mizuho Financial Strategy Co., Ltd. | May 22, 2007 (PDF/28KB) |
| Establishment of Mexico Representative Office of the New York Branch by MHCB | ||
| Jun 2007 | MHCB established Mizuho Corporate Bank (China) and placed its five existing China branches (Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Dalian and Wuxi) under the new subsidiary. | |
| Establishment of Dubai Branch in the UAE by MHCB | ||
| Jul 2007 | Dai–Ichi Kangyo Asset Management Co., Ltd. (DKA) and Fuji Investment Management Co., Ltd. (FIMCO) merged and became Mizuho Asset Management Co., Ltd. (MHAM). | Mar 15, 2007 (PDF/77KB) |
| Establishment of Tianjin Branch by Mizuho Corporate Bank (China) | ||
| Sep 2007 | MHFG repurchased and cancelled its common shares amounting to JPY 149.9 billion for the purpose of offsetting the potential dilutive effect of the conversion of the Eleventh Series Class XI Preferred Stock. | |
| MHCB concluded a Memorandum of Understanding with the Export–Import Bank of China (CEXIM) and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), in the areas of energy conservation and environmental improvement in the People's Republic of China. | ||
| Oct 2007 | Establishment of Dalian Economic & Technological Development Area Sub–Branch by Mizuho Corporate Bank (China) | |
| MHCB and Mizuho Corporate Bank (China) concluded a Memorandum of Understanding for business collaboration with China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited. | ||
| Nov 2007 | Establishment of Canada Branch and Vancouver Office by MHCB | |
| Dec 2007 | Following the complete removal of the ban on over–the–counter sales of insurance products at banks, MHBK began to sell two products that combine variable annuity and lifetime medical insurance. |
2008
| Date | Matter | Date of relevant news release |
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| Jan 2008 | DLIBJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. changed the company name to DIAM Co., Ltd. | |
| MHCB acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Michinoku Bank (Moscow) from Michinoku Bank, and in Apr 2008, renamed it "ZAO Mizuho Corporate Bank (Moscow)." | ||
| MHCB signed an alliance agreement with the State Bank of India. | ||
| Apr 2008 | Establishment of Taichung Branch in Taiwan by MHCB | |
| Establishment of Qingdao Branch by Mizuho Corporate Bank (China) | ||
| Jul 2008 | MHCB concluded a Memorandum of Understanding on business collaboration with Tata Capital of India. | |
| Aug 2008 | MHCB, MHSC, The Bridgeford Group, Inc. and Evercore Partners Inc., an M&A investment banking boutique in the United States concluded an alliance agreement. In addition, MHCB and Evercore agreed to an investment by MHCB in Evercore. | |
| Sep 2008 | Establishment of Guangzhou Branch by Mizuho Corporate Bank (China) | |
| Oct 2008 | Establishment of Kowloon Sub–branch in Hong Kong by MHCB | |
| Dec 2008 | MHBK commenced to support the reduction of CO2 emissions by SMEs with the business of promoting the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). | |
| MHBK, MHCB, and MHTB each commenced the operation of its "Anti Money Laundering (AML) Monitoring System." | Dec 29, 2008 (PDF/12KB) |
2009
| Date | Matter | Date of relevant news release |
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| Jan 2009 | MHFG allotted shares or fractions of a share without consideration, and the number of shares increased 1,000 times. In parallel, by adoption of the unit share system, 1 unit consisted of 100 shares. | May 15, 2008 (PDF/153KB) |
| Mar 2009 | Establishment of Wuhan Branch by Mizuho Corporate Bank (China) | |
| May 2009 | Shinko Securities Co., Ltd. and MHSC merged to form Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (MHSC) | Mar 4, 2009 (PDF/283KB) |
| Jun 2009 | MHCB and ZAO Mizuho Corporate Bank (Moscow) entered into a general business cooperation agreement with the State Corporation "Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)" | |
| Jul 2009 | MHFG issued common stock (the number of shares issued: 3.0 billion shares, total amount paid: JPY 529.2 billion). | Jul 15, 2009 (PDF/30KB) |
| MHCB and MHSC introduced a "double–hat" structure allowing their staff to hold posts concurrently in both companies. | ||
| Aug 2009 | MHCB signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Business Cooperation with Itaú Unibanco Holding. | |
| MHTB arranged the first privately placed real estate investment fund for pension funds. | ||
| Sep 2009 | MHSC formed external partnerships with Maybank Investment Bank. | |
| Nov 2009 | Establishment of a securities subsidiary, Mizuho Saudi Arabia Company by MHCB and MHSC |
2010
| Date | Matter | Date of relevant news release |
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| Jan 2010 | Establishment of Mizuho Electronic Monetary Claim Recording Co.,Ltd by MHBK | |
| In some capital markets sections, MHBK and MHIS introduced a "double–hat" structure allowing their staff to hold posts concurrently in both companies. | ||
| Feb 2010 | Establishment of Frankfurt Branch by MHCB | |
| MHSC along with The Bridgeford Group signed a cooperation agreement with G5 Advisors, a boutique investment bank in Brazil to mutually cooperate and promote M&A advisory services between Japan and Brazil. | ||
| May 2010 | MHFG announced the implementation of Mizuho's Transformation Program as the Medium–term Management Policy. | May 14, 2010 (PDF/37KB) |
| Jul 2010 | MHFG issued up to 6.0 billion shares of its common stock (with a corresponding total paid in value of JPY 751.6 billion). | Jul 13, 2010 (PDF/27KB) |
| Aug 2010 | Establishment of a local securities subsidiary, Mizuho Securities India Private Limited by MHSC | |
| Sep 2010 | MHFG made Orient Corporation an equity method affiliate of MHFG. | Sep 22, 2010 (PDF/43KB) |
| Oct 2010 | Mizuho Global Alternative Investments which aims to select and provide alternative investment products began operations. | |
| Nov 2010 | Establishment of Suzhou Branch by Mizuho Corporate Bank (China) |
2011
| Date | Matter | Date of relevant news release |
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| Jan 2011 | MHBK won the "Fourth Award for Promoting Barrier–free" by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. | |
| Mar 2011 | MHCB acquired Eurekahedge, a company providing hedge fund research and data services. | |
| MHFG and BlackRock, one of the largest asset management companies in the world signed the Business Alliance Agreement. | Nov 12, 2002 (PDF/42KB) |
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| Sep 2011 | MHFG turned MHTB, MHSC, and MHIS into wholly–owned subsidiaries. | |
| Mizuho Corporate Bank (Malaysia) Berhad opened. | ||
| Establishment of the Beijing Branch by MHSC's wholly–owned subsidiary, Mizuho Investment Consulting (Shanghai) | ||
| MHBK, MHCB, and MHSC agreed to enter into a capital and business alliance with the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank). | ||
| Oct 2011 | MHBK, Credit Saison, UC Card, and China UnionPay entered a basic agreement for a business partnership spanning across a broad range of business areas. | |
| Nov 2011 | MHFG, MHBK and MHCB signed a memorandum of understanding on merger between MHBK and MHCB. | Nov 14, 2011 (PDF/120KB) |
| Dec 2011 | MHBK made Mizuho Balimor Finance in Indonesia its consolidated subsidiary. |
2012
| Date | Matter | Date of relevant news release |
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| Apr 2012 | "Substantive one bank" structure implemented prior to the effective date of the merger of MHBK and MHCB.
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Mar 30, 2012 (PDF/45KB) |
| May 2012 | MHSC and MHIS signed a merger agreement. | May 15, 2012 (HTML) |
(As of Jun 26, 2012)
