Business Sep 24, 2020
Japan bank mishandled postal shareholder votes for 1,000 firms
The Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. unit is expected to admit that its vote-counting procedure was inappropriate and may have infringed on shareholders' rights.
Business / Corporate Dec 6, 2019
Banks to extend loan deadline again for struggling Japan Display
Three major lenders for Japan Display Inc. plan to extend their credit deadlines again to bolster the struggling display-maker's financing as a rescue plan from new investors has yet to be finalized, sources close to the matter said Friday. Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. ...
Business Jul 9, 2019
Japan grants certification for first time to 'information banks'
The Information Technology Federation of Japan has certified FeliCa Pocket Marketing Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank as "information banks" to allow companies to use personal data for business purposes. The certification, announced Monday, is the first of its kind. It is based on a ...
Business / Corporate Jan 18, 2017
Mizuho, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust eye merging asset management banking arms
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. are discussing integrating their asset management banking businesses, sources said Wednesday. The integration across their traditional keiretsu groupings is aimed at boosting the scale of the business to curb costs and implement streamlining at a ...
Business / Corporate Sep 6, 2016
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. is liquidating a Japan-focused hedge fund after investors withdrew money following poor performance, according to people familiar with the matter, adding to the list of casualties as the industry suffers its biggest outflows since 2009. The firm's asset-management unit is ...
Business / Corporate Nov 8, 2014
Two banks emerge as potential buyers of Citigroup Japan units
Citigroup Inc. has held the second round of an auction to sell its retail and credit card businesses in Japan, apparently short-listing two domestic banks, sources close to the matter said. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank are considered potential buyers of ...