Mizuho Financial Group
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Mizuho Financial Group

Company nameMizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Company typePublic (Tyo - 8411, Nyse - MFG)
SloganChannel to Discovery
IndustryFinancial Services
Founded2001 (from merger)
HeadquartersChiyoda, Tokyo
Key peopleTerunobu Maeda, President & CEO
Revenue(+)¥4,523.510 billion JPY (FY 2007)
Net income(+)¥311.224 billion JPY (FY 2007)
Employees68,919 (2005)
SubsidiaryMizuho Bank
Mizuho Corporate Bank
Mizuho Trust & Banking

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It holds assets in excess of $1.44 trillion US dollars through its control of Mizuho Bank, Mizuho Corporate Bank, and other operating subsidiaries. The company's combined holdings form the second largest financial services group in Japan. Its banking businesses rank the third in Japan after MUFG and SMFG, and the ninth in the world by market capitalisation as of Nov 2009. 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.

Mizuho offers a range of financial services, including banking, securities, trust and asset management services, employing more than 68,000 people in 30 countries . It also functions as one of the main company of the keiretsu Mizuho Group, formed from the former DKB Group and the former Fuyo Group.

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Mizuho Sets New Share Offering Price At Y130/Share - Wall Street Journal Tweet this news
Wall Street Journal--TOKYO (Dow Jones)---Mizuho Financial Group- Inc. (8411.TO) Tuesday set a price of Y130 per share for its planned ... - Date : Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:30:55 GMT+00:00
Shinsei Q1 soars on lower credit costs,keeps outlook - Reuters Tweet this news
Reuters--Shigeki Toma, a former banker at -Mizuho Financial Group- (8411.T), took the helm in June to lead the struggling bank's turnaround efforts at a time when its ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:06:44 GMT+00:00
Canada's Dollar Climbs as Recovery Outlook Spurs Haven Buying - BusinessWeek Tweet this news
BusinessWeek---...- just based on the fact that their books are in order,” Fabian Eliasson, head of US currency sales at -Mizuho Financial Group- Inc., said by phone from New ... - Date : Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:05:45 GMT+00:00
Mizuho Financial Group: To Raise Up To Y857.6 Bln In New Share Issue - Wall Street Journal Tweet this news
Wall Street Journal--TOKYO (Dow Jones)---Mizuho Financial Group- Inc. (8411.TO) said Friday it will raise up to Y857.6 billion ($$9.6 billion) by issuing new shares, ... - Date : Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:43:38 GMT+00:00
US stocks slip in listless trade - Sydney Morning Herald Tweet this news
Sydney Morning Herald---Mizuho Financial Group- hit a year's low to 150 yen, down 2.0 per cent, following its announcement on Friday that it would issue six billion common shares to ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:35:33 GMT+00:00
Mizuho Financial Group Swings To Black, Plans Capital Boost - Wall Street Journal Tweet this news
Wall Street Journal--TOKYO (Dow Jones)---Mizuho Financial Group- Inc. (8411.TO) said Friday it plans a shelf registration effective May 22 for a new common share issue worth up to ... - Date : Fri, 14 May 2010 08:05:08 GMT+00:00
MUFG Returns to FY Profit; Outlook Misses Consensus - ABC News Tweet this news
ABC News--T> and Sumitomo Mitsui -Financial Group- <8316.T>, Japan's No.2 and 3 banks, projected higher profits last week, and -Mizuho- announced plans to sell about $8.6 ... - Date : Tue, 18 May 2010 08:27:01 GMT+00:00
Nikkei rises 1 pct; Mizuho falls on share offer news - Reuters Tweet this news
Reuters---Mizuho Financial Group- (8411.T) fell more than 2 percent after three people familiar with the matter said Japan's second-largest bank plans to issue about ... - Date : Tue, 11 May 2010 00:15:13 GMT+00:00

Mizuho Financial Group

CorporateMizuho Corporate Bank * Mizuho Securities * Shinko Securities
RetailMizuho Bank * Mizuho Investors Securities * UC Card * Mizuho Capital
Asset & Wealth ManagementMizuho Trust & Banking * Mizuho Private Wealth Management * Trust & Custody Services Bank * MHAM * DIAM
Strategy AffiliatesMizuho Research Institute * Mizuho Information & Research Institute * Mizuho Financial Strategy
Historical componentsDai-Ichi Kangyo Bank * Fuji Bank * Industrial Bank of Japan

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