Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has announced that its core banking subsidiary has been renamed MUFG Bank as part of a global initiative to bring together its banking operations under one brand. ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan policy meeting minutes show difficulty of predicting Lehman collapse
Minutes from Bank of Japan meetings from January to June 2008, released to the public Tuesday, show that Policy Board members had difficulty reading signs of the impending collapse of U.S. investment ... ( read original story ...)
Big Standard Bank credit card leak update
Standard Bank spokesperson Ross Linstrom said at the time that the incident involved the withdrawal of cash using a small number of fictitious cards at various ATMs in Japan. To date, the bank has not ... ( read original story ...)
BANK OF AMERICA: Oil is now a ‘game of chicken’ and completely cutting off Iran could send it soaring to $120 a barrel
Crude oil could surge to more than $120 a barrel, according to Bank of America Merill Lynch analysts ... "But these do not include the US, China, Europe, Japan." BAMLRising oil prices have stabilized ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Markets Lower, Japan Bucks Trend
In the banking space, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial is gaining almost 2 percent and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial is adding 0.2 percent. Among oil stocks, Inpex and Japan Petroleum are declining more than 1 pe... ( read original story ...)
Japan seen hiking sales tax next year but trade spat or slump could delay
It is hard to see the pace of Japan’s economic growth accelerating only on domestic demand,” said Harumi Taguchi, principal economist at IHS Markit. Most economists polled said the Bank of Japan would ... ( read original story ...)
EU strikes data deal with Japan with UK looking on
Japan will be the biggest economy in the world by far to be ... by shouting “total witch hunt” as he left the room." If you're a high-level banking official and EU national with five years to spare — ... ( read original story ...)
Retirement Savers: Should Royal Bank of Canada Be in Your TFSA?
If you are searching for a buy-and-hold pick for a TFSA retirement fund, I think Royal Bank looks attractive today. Renowned Japanese Billionaire is sounding the alarm on what could be a trillion-doll... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister Aso considering visit to New Zealand after G20 gathering – sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso is considering visiting New Zealand after attending a Group of 20 finance leaders' gathering on July 21-22, government sources said on Tuesday. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finmin Aso considering visit to NZ after G20 gathering: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso is considering visiting New ... will meet New Zealand’s acting Prime Minister Winston Peters during the visit and return to Japan on July 25, the s... ( read original story ...)
EU, Japan to sign massive trade deal as US puts up barriers
The European Union's top officials arrive in Japan Tuesday to sign the single market's biggest trade deal ever and present a united front as Washington upends the international trade order. EU and Jap... ( read original story ...)
Japan looks to pioneer carbon transport by sea
TOKYO -- Japan plans to begin testing the transport of captured carbon dioxide by sea, looking to be among the first in the world to commercialize a key technology for battling global warming. Carbon ... ( read original story ...)
Takeda Pharmaceutical : eyes selling Osaka headquarters to fund Shire purchase
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. is considering selling its symbolic Osaka headquarters building to help finance the 46 billion pound ($60 billion) deal to acquire Irish drugmaker Shire Plc., sources close t... ( read original story ...)
Blaupunkt launches new infotainment systems for cars: Here’s what all it offers
Blaupunkt launches Osaka 760 and Monte Carlo 760 in India. First car infotainment system from Blaupunkt to support Apple Car Play and Android Auto respectively. German giant, Blaupunkt has launched tw... ( read original story ...)
Are lead managers liable for material misstatements in IPO disclosure documents?
At trial, the Tokyo District Court ruled that the lead manager was liable for damages incurred by the plaintiffs that had acquired shares through the IPO (the IPO plaintiffs). However, in a 23 March 2... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s banks turn to new ATM strategies
convenience store ATMs "are becoming an alternative to bank ATMs," a Seven Bank executive said. The importance of ATM networks in Japan is largely due to consumers' strong preference for using cash. Y... ( read original story ...)