Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui told to improve regulatory compliance

Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui told to improve regulatory compliance

FILE PHOTO: SMBC Nikko Securities' logo is pictured at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG) has been told to devise measures to improve compliance by Japan’s financial regulator after the group’s banking and securities arms were found to have violated intra-group firewall rules.