Senior Bank Analyst - Japanese Banks, Windamee Research

J. Brian Waterhouse

J. Brian Waterhouse has been covering the Japanese financial sector as an analyst continuously since 1976, working for CLSA, Japaninvest, Rabobank, HSBC Securities, James Capel, Marine Midland Bank of New York and National & Grindlays Bank.  He has been ranked No.1 overall in Japanese banks research in Japan by Asiamoney for 6 of the past 9 years and was runner-up in 2015.  He was awarded the coveted Starmine prize as top Japanese bank stock picker in 2012 and 2014 and was runner-up in 2013.  He frequently appears on TV, radio and in international print media as a commentator on Japanese banking.

Senior Bank Analyst - Japanese Banks

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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/6267" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6267:1">Suruga Bank Ltd (8358 JP)</a>'s precipitous fall from grace from foreign investor darling of Japanese bank stocks to near-universal pariah is a stark reminder to all of the dangers for any bank that forgets one of the basic mnemonics of sound banking: KYC (Know Your Customer).  Suruga Bank's stock price fell 19.5% on Wednesday 18 April to a new low of Y1,255 on a report in local Japanese media that the bank had apparently become embroiled in another lending scandal, purportedly involving forged or…</p>

Suruga Bank Ltd (8358 JP)'s precipitous fall from grace from foreign investor darling of Japanese bank stocks to near-universal pariah is a stark reminder to all of the dangers for any bank that forgets one of the basic mnemonics of sound banking: KYC (Know Your Customer).  Suruga Bank's stock price fell 19.5% on Wednesday 18 April to a new low of Y1,255 on a report in local Japanese media that the bank had apparently become embroiled in another lending scandal, purportedly involving forged or…

Suruga Bank (8358.JP):  Not so Smart Days