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| 1999 | Aug | 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. | |
| 1999 | Dec | DKB, Fuji, and IBJ signed a formal agreement on the comprehensive consolidation of the three banks. | Dec 22, 1999(PDF/66KB) |
| 2000 | May | Announcement of "Foundation of the Mizuho Financial Group (MHFG)" | May 24, 2000 (PDF/64KB) |
| 2000 | Sep | MHHD listed its common stock on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange. | |
| Establishment of Mizuho Holdings, Inc. (MHHD) | Sep 29, 2000 (HTML) | ||
| 2000 | Oct | Establishment of Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (MHSC) | |
| Establishment of Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (MHTB) | |||
| 2001 | Mar | 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) |
| 2001 | May | MHSC launched a single, full-service Investment Banking Division. | Apr 23, 2001 (PDF/11KB) |
| 2001 | Oct | Announcement of the new brand logo and brand statement. | Oct 11, 2001 (HTML) |
| 2001 | Nov | Mizuho launched defined contribution pension business. | |
| 2002 | Feb | Completion of payment for Preferred Securities amounting to JPY 356.5 billion issued by MHHD overseas subsidiaries. | Feb 14, 2002 (PDF/7KB) |
| 2002 | Apr | 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/218KB) |
| MHSC and MHTB became direct subsidiaries of MHHD. | |||
| 2002 | Oct | MHBK began to sell the products of variable annuity. | |
| 2002 | Nov | Announcement of "Change & Speed-Up Program" | Nov 25, 2002 (PDF/121KB) |
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| 2003 | Jan | Establishment of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG) | Jan 14, 2003 (PDF/109KB) |
| 2003 | Mar | 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. | |||
| 2003 | May | 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) |
| 2003 | Jun | Establishment of Mizuho Advisory as the group's advisory company for corporate revitalization | |
| 2003 | Sep | MHTB exercised its early redemption rights and redeemed the subordinated bonds of JPY 50 billion. |
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| 2004 | Mar | 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) | ||
| 2004 | Jul | MHBK agreed to form a business alliance with the Orient Corporation (Orico). | |
| 2004 | Aug | 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. | |||
| 2004 | Sep | 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) | ||
| 2004 | Oct | DKB Information Systems, Fuji Research Institute Corporation and IBJ Systems were merged to create Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc. (MHIR). | |
| 2004 | Dec | 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) |
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| 2005 | Jan | MHBK entered into an agency agreement with MHTB to launch testamentary trust business. | |
| MHCB, MHSC, the Nikko Cordial Group and Nikko Cordial Securities signed a formal business cooperation agreement. | Jan 27, 2005 (HTML) | ||
| 2005 | Mar | 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) | ||
| MHBK and the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) signed a letter of basic understanding in connection with the card business. | |||
| 2005 | Apr | MHCB concluded subcontracting contract with MHSC for securities sales agency business. | |
| MHFG announced the implementation of a new business strategy , the "Channel to Discovery" Plan based on "Full Repayment of Public Funds", "New Dimension to Business Portfolio Strategy", "Implementation of Corporate Management Strategy","Overview of the Mid-term Business 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. | |||
| 2005 | Aug | MHFG repurchased and cancelled public funds of preferred shares amounting to JPY 616.4 billion on an issued-price basis. | Aug 23, 2005 (HTML) |
| 2005 | Sep | MHFG obtained certification of Information Security Management Systems (ISMS and BS7799) for all divisions of the company. | Sep 26, 2005 (HTML) |
| 2005 | Oct | 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 | |||
| UC Card and Mizuho Capital became subsidiaries of MHBK. | |||
| MHFG repurchased and cancelled public funds of preferred shares amounting to JPY 250.0 billion on an issued-price basis. | Oct 5, 2005 (HTML) | ||
| 2005 | Nov | 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). |
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| 2006 | Feb | Establishment of Atlanta Representative Office of the New York Branch by MHCB | |
| 2006 | Mar | 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". | |
| MHBK opened a new-style office specializing in services for individual customers in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo. | |||
| MHCB implemented extensive strategic changes to its organization and structure. | |||
| Dissolution of Mizuho Advisory | |||
| 2006 | Apr | Mizuho started to establish lectures and courses at universities starting at Hitotsubashi University. | |
| Mizuho initiated joint research with Tokyo Gakugei University. | |||
| 2006 | May | Establishment of New Delhi Branch in India by MHCB | |
| 2006 | Jun | Establishment of Wuxi Branch in the People's Republic of China by MHCB | |
| 2006 | Jul | Establishment of Brussels Branch of Mizuho Corporate Bank Nederland N.V in Belgium by MHCB | |
| 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. | |||
| 2006 | Sep | 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". | |||
| 2006 | Oct | Establishment of Ho Chi Minh City Branch in Vietnam by MHCB | |
| MHCB and The Michinoku Bank, Ltd. entered into a share purchase agreement and a strategic business cooperation agreement. | |||
| MHBK started the deployment of "Mizuho Personal Squares" offering greater focus on individual customers. | |||
| 2006 | Nov | MHFG listed its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). | Nov 1, 2006 (PDF/23KB) |
| 2006 | Dec | MHCB became a Financial Holding Company (FHC) under the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act. | Dec 19, 2006 (PDF/21KB) |
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| 2007 | Jan | 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. | |
| 2007 | Mar | MHSC and Shinko Securities signed the merger agreement. | |
| MHCB implemented measures to strengthen its organization and structure to realize global strategies. | |||
| 2007 | Apr | 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 | |||
| 2007 | May | 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 | |||
| 2007 | Jun | 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 | |||
| 2007 | Jul | 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) | |||
| 2007 | Sep | 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. | |||
| 2007 | Oct | 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. | |||
| 2007 | Nov | Establishment of Canada Branch and Vancouver Office by MHCB | |
| Membership of the "Mizuho Mileage Club" topped the 5 million mark. | |||
| 2007 | Dec | 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. |
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| 2008 | Jan | 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. | |||
| 2008 | Apr | Establishment of the "Consulting Division" and the "Business Promotion Division for Employees of Corporate Customers" by MHBK | |
| Establishment of Taichung Branch in Taiwan by MHCB | |||
| Establishment of Qingdao Branch by Mizuho Corporate Bank (China) | |||
| 2008 | Jul | MHCB concluded a Memorandum of Understanding on business collaboration with Tata Capital of India. | |
| 2008 | Aug | 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. | |
| 2008 | Sep | Establishment of Guangzhou Branch by Mizuho Corporate Bank (China) | |
| 2008 | Oct | Establishment of Kowloon Sub-branch in Hong Kong by MHCB | |
| 2008 | Dec | 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) |
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| 2009 | Jan | 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) |
| 2009 | Mar | Establishment of Wuhan Branch by Mizuho Corporate Bank (China) | |
| 2009 | May | Shinko Securities Co., Ltd. and MHSC merged to form Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (MHSC) | Mar 4, 2009 (PDF/283KB) |
| MHSC and Shinko Securities merged their overseas subsidiaries in the United States and Hong Kong. | |||
| 2009 | Jul | MHFG decided to issue up to 3.0 billion shares of its common stock (with a corresponding total paid in value of JPY 529.2 billion). | Jul 15, 2009 (PDF/30KB) |
(As of Jul 15, 2009)
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