Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
(3) Notes regarding Consolidated Financial Statements
(Matters Related to the Assumption of Going Concern)
There is no applicable information.
(Significant Changes in
the Amount of Shareholders Equity)
There is no applicable information.
(Business Segments Information)
1. Summary of
reportable segments
MHFG has introduced an in-house company system based on the groups diverse customer
segments. The aim of this system is to leverage MHFGs strengths and competitive advantage, which is the seamless integration of MHFGs banking, trust and securities functions under a holding company structure, to speedily provide
high-quality financial services that closely match customer needs.
Specifically, the company system is classified into the following five in-house companies, each based on a customer segment: the Retail & Business Banking Company (RBC), the Corporate & Investment Banking Company (CIBC), the Global Corporate & Investment
Banking Company (GCIBC), the Global Markets Company (GMC), and the Asset Management Company (AMC).
The services that each
in-house company is in charge of are as follows:
RBC:
Services for individual customers, small and medium-sized enterprises and middle market firms in Japan
CIBC:
Services for large
corporations, financial institutions and public corporations in Japan
GCIBC:
Services for Japanese overseas affiliated corporate customers and non-Japanese corporate customers,
etc.
GMC:
Investment
services with respect to interest rates, equities and credits, etc. and other services
AMC:
Development of products and provision of services that match the asset management needs of its wide range of customers from individuals to
institutional investors
The reportable segments information, set forth below, is derived from the internal management reporting systems used by management
to measure the performance of the Groups operating segments. Management measures the performance of each of the operating segments in accordance with internal managerial accounting rules and practices.
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