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Pan Gongsheng
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jul 29, 2023
China’s central bank chief is taskmaster Xi couldn’t let retire
Pan Gongsheng is expected to turn around growth slowdown for the world's second largest economy and safeguard the $60 trillion domestic financial system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2023
Sumitomo Mitsui executive sees AI as chance for Japan's regrowth
Surveyed employees said that AI is helpful for searching information, translating and creating documents, but also said there were limits to its use in work requiring creativity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 4, 2023
Mizuho on U.S. hiring spree with top 10 underwriting goal in sight
The Japanese bank’s U.S. unit plans to recruit more than 100 people for its investment banking and trading business by the end of March next year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 3, 2023
Xi’s central bank shakeup prioritizes continuity over big change
The Chinese leader's elevation of a long-serving technocrat as the bank’s top Communist Party official signals policymakers will avoid any drastic shifts for now.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2023
Shareholder demands prompt Japan firms to seek investor relations talent
Under growing scrutiny, companies are turning to investment funds, banks and other financial firms to find people who can better communicate corporate strategy and capital allocation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2023
Japan's mega-bank CEOs paid less than global peers despite near-record profits
Japanese companies have traditionally seen compensation as a reward for rising successfully through the ranks, while paychecks elsewhere tend to reflect performance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2023
UBS looks to cut around 35,000 jobs after emergency takeover of Credit Suisse
The cull of staff will dramatically worsen what was already a dismal year for financial sector jobs worldwide.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 27, 2023
Mizuho rolls out generative AI to all 45,000 bank staff in Japan
Already, managers and rank-and-file employees are submitting dozens of pitches for ways to harness the technology even before the software is installed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2023
Mitsubishi UFJ to buy Indonesian auto loan firm Mandala for $467 million
Japanese companies are expanding their footprint in Southeast Asia, hoping to capture an emerging middle class in a region with around 690 million people.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2023
Regional banks given business improvement orders over risky bond sales
The Financial Services Agency made the order after judging the institutions hadn't warned customers about the risks of structured bonds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2023
Russian war economy is awash with bags of cash kept out of banks
Russian mercenaries killed in Ukraine are inadvertently helping stoke a new cash boom at home in an unusual side effect of the war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2023
Japan’s biggest bank in talks to issue global stablecoins
MUFG is in discussions with multiple parties about using its blockchain platform, Progmat, to mint stablecoins tied to foreign currencies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2023
Japan's financial regulator sounds out top banks about China risks
The Financial Services Agency has asked whether they have plans in place if Sino-Western tensions escalate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 15, 2023
Fed chief dances between pause and hikes in communication two-step
The surprisingly high projections may reflect a return to the Fed’s strategy of cooling a resilient economy while slowing its tightening campaign.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Jun 13, 2023
From Japan to the U.S. and back: Thriving as a woman in international finance
Chikako Matsumoto achieved her dream of joining the World Bank, and later returned to her home country and executive roles there.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 9, 2023
Japan watchdog seeks penalty for regional banks over bond sales
The agency said the banks sold the bond products without properly checking customers’ investment preference and experience, or explaining the risks involved.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2023
The Japanese firms and megabanks funding rainforest destruction
Comprehensive datasets reveal thousands of investments and loans made by Japan’s top lenders and investment funds that are impacting rainforests around the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 30, 2023
Wall Street deals show unfulfilled ambition of Japan’s megabanks
Japanese lenders have so far made slow progress cracking the U.S. market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 23, 2023
Mizuho to buy investment bank Greenhill in $550 million takeover
The Japanese banking giant agreed to buy Greenhill for $15 a share in an all-cash transaction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 18, 2023
Sony considers listing giant financial arm to aid big investment push
The entertainment conglomerate will consider such a plan over the rest of this fiscal year before making a decision.

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