#sumitomomitsui — Public Fediverse posts

At SMBC's offices in Singapore, changes are unfolding that illustrate a broader strategic pivot taking place at Japan's biggest banks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/21/companies/smbc-japan-banks-pivot-to-riskier-deals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sumitomomitsui #banks #mufg #mizuho

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking has hired Kunal Maini as international head of macro rates, bolstering efforts to expand its sales and trading franchise beyond its core Japanese market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/17/companies/smbc-hire-global-sales/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sumitomomitsui #banks

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank will take a 15% stake in New Zealand-based infrastructure investor Morrison, as part of a new strategic partnership to provide its Japanese customers access to fresh investment opportunities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/08/companies/sumitomo-mitsui-morrison-partnership/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #morrison #sumitomomitsui #banks #newzealand #investments

Mizuho Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pushed foreign-currency bond sales by Japanese companies to a record for any quarter as the nation's companies tap deeper overseas markets to finance growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/30/companies/mizuho-smfg-foreign-currency-bond-sale/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #bonds #banks #mizuho #sumitomomitsui

Lenders to Godiva Japan have agreed to extend by nine months the maturity of about ¥75 billion in loans to the struggling chocolate maker, according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/30/companies/godiva-loan-extension-agreement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #godiva #mufg #sumitomomitsui #banks

Godiva Japan is in talks with its banking group to extend the repayment deadline on leveraged buyout financing as the chocolate-maker struggles in the major Asian market, according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/23/companies/godiva-loan-extension/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #godiva #food #banks #acquisitions #mufg #sumitomomitsui

Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking is sounding out investors about at least two significant risk transfers, an increasingly popular transaction that helps lenders free up capital for more profitable growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/19/companies/smbc-srt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #sumitomomitsui

Indian households are considering moving savings back to bank deposits as weak stock markets and geopolitical worries lower demand for riskier assets, said the CEO at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking-backed Yes Bank. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/12/companies/yes-bank-indians-deposits/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #india #yesbank #banks #sumitomomitsui

Electronics maker NEC said that major financial institutions will participate in its collaboration with U.S. startup Anthropic in the field of artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/11/japan-banks-nec-collaboration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #nec #ai #anthropic #sumitomomitsui #tech #investments #banks

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank is planning to invest ¥360 billion to ¥380 billion in digital technologies over three years, its new president says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/09/companies/sumitomo-mitsui-trust-digital-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sumitomomitsui #banks #digitalization #investments

The Japanese government and the country's major financial institutions have secured access to Claude Mythos in a move that could significantly shore up weaknesses in cybersecurity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/03/tech/japan-anthropic-mythos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #anthropic #mythos #ai #satsukikatayama #mufg #mizuho #sumitomomitsui #banks

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is promoting Rakesh Garg to lead its Indian banking business, making him the first local executive to hold the position. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/02/companies/smbc-india-banking-unit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sumitomomitsui #banks #india

Japan's major banks are set for their busiest fiscal year in over a decade for issuing a special category of bonds that will finance higher capital requirements. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/29/companies/banks-hybrid-bond-boom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #bonds #inflation #sumitomomitsui #mizuho #mufg

For decades, deflation in Japan kept loan demand tepid and prompted savers to hoard cash that retained its value. Now the country is seeing an explosion of borrowing, and deposits aren't keeping up. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/20/companies/loan-growth-outpacing-deposits/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #mufg #sumitomomitsui #mizuho

Japan's three megabanks are set to secure access to Anthropic's artificial intelligence model, Mythos, after its limited release last month sparked fears of a new age of cybersecurity risks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/14/companies/japan-megabanks-mythos-access/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #mufg #mizuho #sumitomomitsui #ai #mythos

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Nippon Life Insurance are discussing a private credit fund with initial capital of at least ¥500 billion, as the financial giants seek to capitalize on a surge in corporate deals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/06/companies/sumitomo-mitsui-nippon-life-private-credit-fund/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sumitomomitsui #nipponlife #investments #banks #insurance

Companies including Mitsubishi, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking and Toyota Ventures invested in a $147 million Africa-focused venture capital fund, in a sign of growing interest from the Asian nation in the continent's startups. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/31/companies/investors-african-startups-fund/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mitsubishi #sumitomomitsui #toyota #investments #africa #startups

Sumitomo Mitsui is targeting profits to increase by about a third as it seeks growth without large acquisitions, a shift from its appetite for deals that had driven billion-dollar transactions in recent years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/31/companies/japan-smfg-cools-acquisitions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sumitomomitsui #banks #acquisitions

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group has agreed to collaborate with Raymond James Financial to boost the Tokyo-based bank’s U.S. operations, people familiar with the matter said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/04/companies/sumitomo-mitsui-trust-raymond-james/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sumitomomitsui #us #raymondjames #mergers #acquisitions #realestate

Japan's Rapidus has locked in another ¥267.6 billion in funding, with ¥100 billion coming from the government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/27/companies/rapidus-new-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #banks #chipmakers #mufg #sumitomomitsui #mizuho #tech

Several senior loan bankers at Mizuho and SMBC have left their roles in Asia, amid a slump in lending across the region that’s already prompted departures at other firms in recent months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/14/companies/senior-loan-bankers-leave-japan-megabanks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mizuho #sumitomomitsui #asia #banks

Four major Japanese banks will raise their annual interest rates on ordinary deposits to 0.3% from the current 0.2%, effective Feb. 2, 2026, following the Bank of Japan's latest rate hike decision. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/20/major-banks-interest-rate-increase/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #mufg #sumitomomitsui #mizuho #banks #boj #inflation

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group might post a consolidated net profit of ¥2 trillion earlier than the currently expected period of around 2030, President Toru Nakashima said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/18/companies/mitsui-sumitomo-net-profit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sumitomomitsui #banks #ai #investments

Japan's three megabanks are set to give loans totaling up to around ¥2 trillion in stages from fiscal 2027 to Rapidus, which aims to mass produce cutting-edge chips, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/12/companies/megabanks-rapidus-loans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #banks #chipmakers #mufg #sumitomomitsui #mizuho

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is set to quicken its push into India by boosting lending and adding staff, after deploying almost $5 billion to gain ground in one of the world’s fastest growing major economies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/28/companies/sumitomo-mitsui-india-expansion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sumitomomitsui #india #banks #investments #acquisitions

Japan's three megabanks are planning to jointly issue corporate-use stablecoins pegged to legal tender like the yen and the dollar, aiming to promote their use in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/18/japan-banks-stablecoins/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #banks #mizuho #mufg #sumitomomitsui #cryptocurrencies

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group’s asset management firm is aiming to become one of the top-three managers of Japanese mutual funds in five years by bolstering offerings to individuals, its new CEO has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/14/companies/sumitomo-mitsui-fund-manager-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sumitomomitsui #sumitomomitsuitrustassetmanagement #investments

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is considering increasing its stake in Jefferies Financial Group as the Japanese lender deepens ties with the U.S. investment bank, https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/19/companies/sumitomo-mitsui-jefferies-stake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sumitomomitsui #banks

Major Japanese banks are opening new types of outlets, such as those specializing in providing individual clients with investment consultations and assistance on setting up accounts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/19/companies/major-japanese-banks-new-outlets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #mufg #mizuho #sumitomomitsui

The combined net profits of Japan's five major banking groups rose 2.7% on the year in April-June due partly to growth in income from their lending operations reflecting interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/05/companies/japan-banks-earnings-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #mufg #sumitomomitsui #mizuho #donaldtrump #tariffs