Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
TOKYO & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (“MUFG”) (NYSE: MTU) today commenced, through its wholly
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG), formerly Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, Inc. (MTFG), is a bank holding company formed through the merger between MTFG and UFJ Holdings, Inc. MUFG is the holding company for The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (BTMU), Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUTB), and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co., Ltd. (MUS). BTMU is a commercial banking organization...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group will spend over $910 million to raise its stake in consumer lender Acom to more than a third, two people in the financial industry with direct knowledge of the deal said.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets rallied early Friday, boosted by a drop in crude-oil prices and a strong finish on Wall Street, with financials such as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group leading a broad-based advance.
News & Information (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
(Kyodo) _ Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. has decided to raise its stake in Acom Co. to about 40 percent from the current 15 percent, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday….Read more
Market Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets rallied early Friday, boosted by a drop in crude-oil prices and a strong finish on Wall Street. Financials led the broad-based advance, with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group climbing 2.2% in Tokyo and Commonwealth Bank of Australia gained 2% in Sydney. The Nikkei 225 Average advanced 1.6% to 12,971.34 and the broader Topix index jumped 1.9% to 1,242.04....
Nikkei (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
ANALYSIS: MUFG Showing Commitment To Consumer Lending OpsTOKYO (Nikkei)--The decision by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (8306) to sharply boost its stake in Acom Co. (8572) reflects the banking group's strategic focus on consumer finance operations.
Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Japan's biggest corporate-credit researcher.Bad loan losses at Japan's 11 larger banks, including Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., surged 62 percent to 234.1 billion yen in the three months ended June 30 from the year earlier period, Toshimitsu Motegi, Japan's Financial Services Minister, said at press briefing on Aug. 15.
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Asian markets rallied on a drop in crude-oil prices and a strong finish on Wall Street, with financials such as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial leading a broad-based advance.
Indian Express (Free subscription) | yesterday
FinancialExpressweb | | Industry Sectors Sections Supplement Services Channels Group Websites EventsFE Events Group Events - StoryEleven top Japanese banks sticky assets soar by 60%Posted online: Friday , August 29, 2008 at 00:30 hrsUpdated On: Friday , August 29, 2008 at 00:30 hrsFont Size Save & Share Article Rate This Article Rating: 0The list of Japanese real estate companies filing...
Forbes (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
The Japanese bank hopes to raise its stake in the consumer finance company to 40%.
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
TOKYO -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. will likely add to its 15% stake in Acom Co. in a move to make the consumer lender a full-fledged subsidiary, a person close to the matter said Thursday.
Nikkei (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
MUFG To Raise Stake In Acom To 40%TOKYO (Nikkei)--Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (8306) plans to turn Acom Co. (8572) into a consolidated subsidiary by increasing its stake in the consumer finance company to 40% from 15% through a tender offer, company sources said Thursday.
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Dealing with the aging of Japan's population is enough to give many a corporate president gray hair.But while most fret about how to cope with a dwindling customer base and slowing consumer spending, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. President Kinya Okauchi is set to mine a rich vein of senior-citizen business.That's because his operation, the trust bank owned by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial...
Business Spectator (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Financial group to lift stake in consumer lender to 40 per cent. 28 Aug 2008 11:42 AM
