SMFG (8316 JP): Disciplined Numbers
Interim FY3/2022 results for SMFG (8316 JP) were good, with improvement in core earnings in both 1Q and 2Q, together with a sharp reduction in...
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Mizuho Financial Group (8411 JP): Straight Eight
With the FSA breathing down Mizuho's neck for the multiple systems failures already this year, the last thing the bank needed was another one. But...
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Mizuho Financial Group (8411 JP): Not So Lucky 7
In Japanese lore, 7 is a lucky number. But not if you are the management team of Mizuho Financial Group (8411 JP). Mizuho Bank has now had seven...
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial – Sayonara
MUFG: US Bancorp announced the acquisition of MUFG’s West Coast Union Bank for USD 8.0 bn. MUFG recently received a regulatory C&D for "unsafe and...
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group – US Exit
MUFG: MUFG is contemplating the sale of its US banking subsidiary. In addition to the price tag limiting the number of suitors, so will breaching a...
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