Takashi Umekawa
Stories by Takashi Umekawa
Japan’s SBI to buy minority stake in UK crypto market maker B2C2
B2C2 currently provides liquidity to banks, hedge funds and exchanges.
Japan’s SMFG brokerage arm to set up office in Abu Dhabi
Japanese brokerages are focusing more on their overseas strategies to raise revenue.
Japan’s Shinsei Bank to buy New Zealand’s UDC Finance for $480m
The planned sale also relieves owner Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd of an asset it has tried to offload several times.
Japan’s Nomura to beef up private investment business
The brokerage is seeking ways to diversify revenue sources in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Mazda Motor seeks $2.8b in loans to ride out pandemic
Mazda, like most other automakers, has reduced or halted production at factories around the world.
Japan’s GPIF to allow investing up to 31% of its assets in foreign bonds
The move reflects more leniency for the fund to overshoot its formal allocation target.
Japan to appoint former Norinchukin exec as new pension fund chief
The GPIF is the world's largest pension fund.
Japan’s Kirin opposes investor call to divest non-beer assets
UK-based IFP, which owns a 2 per cent stake in Kirin, has called on the company to focus on beer and sell its non-core businesses.
Japan’s Daiwa to invest $128m in marketing firm Katana
The move comes as Japanese securities firms are struggling with their sluggish retail business under volatile market conditions.
SoftBank’s talks to secure $3b from Japanese banks said to hit roadblock
This complicates SoftBank's $9.5 billion rescue package for WeWork.
