Japan Times (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The top three banking groups posted net profits for the six months to September as the global downturn eased, according to earnings results announced as of Wednesday. On Wednesday, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. said its consolidated net profit rose 53.2 percent, to ¥140.9 billion, in the April-September period.
The Wall Street Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
TOKYO—Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. plans to raise up to 1.056 trillion yen ($12.24 billion) by issuing new shares to be priced this month, as it revealed details behind what's expected to be the biggest share sale by a Japanese financial institution.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
NEW DELHI, INDIA (MARKET WIRE) Despite the decline by the broader markets, health insurance stocks were also able to buck the day's downtrend, lifting the Morgan Stanley Healthcare Payor Index up by 1.4 percent. As new market updates continue to fuel the current trading trend, Wall Street Sense analysts have issued valuable analysis on the following companies: Philip Morris International Inc....
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
... discuss tougher capital standards for banks to prevent another financial crisis.Last week, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Japan's largest banking group, said it plans to raise up to ¥1 trillion by selling new common shares.While stressing the importance of boosting the capital base, Yamaguchi described it as "the last resort to absorb loss."He also said it is necessary...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (8306.TO) and Morgan Stanley (MS) have decided to change some of their initial plans to create a new securities firm by merging their brokerage units in Japan, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
The Wall Street Journal (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group plans to issue new shares worth billions of dollars to bolster its capital base, as it reported group net profit soared on gains in trading.
The Wall Street Journal (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group plans to issue new shares worth billions of dollars to bolster its capital base, as it reported group net profit soared on gains in trading.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc hired Nomura Holdings Inc, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Morgan Stanley to manage a share sale of about 1 trillion yen ($11 billion), five people familiar with the matter said. The sale, Japan's biggest secondary offering, will be announced tomorrow when Mitsubishi UFJ reports first-half earnings, the people said. The company plans to sell about 2.5 billion...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc hired Nomura Holdings Inc, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Morgan Stanley to manage a share sale of about 1 trillion yen ($11 billion), five people familiar with the matter said. The sale, Japan's biggest secondary offering, will be announced tomorrow when Mitsubishi UFJ reports first-half earnings, the people said. The company plans to sell about 2.5 billion...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Nomura Holdings Inc widened its lead in arranging Asia-Pacific stock sales this year after winning mandates from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc and Hitachi Corp valued at a combined $14.5 billion. Nomura may reap as much as $300 million in fees from the sales by Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan's largest bank by market value, and Hitachi, the country's fourth-biggest company by sales, according...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Nomura Holdings Inc widened its lead in arranging Asia-Pacific stock sales this year after winning mandates from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc and Hitachi Corp valued at a combined $14.5 billion. Nomura may reap as much as $300 million in fees from the sales by Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan's largest bank by market value, and Hitachi, the country's fourth-biggest company by sales, according...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (8306.TO) and Morgan Stanley (MS) have decided to delay and amend their initial plans to create a new securities firm by merging their brokerage units in Japan, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. said Wednesday it may raise as much as ¥1 trillion selling shares and noted terms of the planned merger between its Japanese securities unit and that of Morgan Stanley have been changed. Japan's largest bank by market value registered with the Finance Ministry to sell common stock in the next 12 months. Mitsubishi UFJ also said Morgan Stanley...
The Wall Street Journal (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Morgan Stanley scale back a merger of Japanese units,and MUFG plans to issue $11.2 billion in new shares.
Bloomberg (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. and Mizuho Financial Group Inc. posted a recovery in second- quarter earnings on lower bad-loan costs and trading gains.
