3. Banking-Securities collaboration in the wholesale securities business
As for the investment banking business such as underwriting corporate securities, SMBC maintained the previous collaboration between the former Sumitomo Bank and Daiwa Securities Group. In April 2001, the entire business of Sakura Securities and part of the wholesale securities business—such as the M&A advisory—of the former Sakura Bank were transferred to Daiwa Securities SB Capital Markets. At the same time, the securities company changed its name to Daiwa Securities SMBC Co., Ltd., which took part in SMBC Group as a wholesale securities business unit (ownership: 40% by SMBC, 60% by Daiwa Securities Group).
SMBC and Daiwa Securities SMBC pursued divisional cooperation to promote the M&A advisory business, with the former engaging with mid-cap corporate customers and the latter accommodating large listed companies and cross-border M&As.
While promoting the wholesale securities business in the banking-securities collaboration framework, SMBC focused on providing advanced financial products through unconventional financing methods, such as syndicated loans, the liquidation of receivables, structured finance, and real estate non-recourse finance. At SMBC, the Investment Banking Unit was in charge of these businesses.
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Chapter 1The Financial Crisis and Realignment of the Financial Sector
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Chapter 2The Birth of SMBC and SMFG
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Chapter 3Initiatives Pursued by SMBC Banking Units in the Early Years
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Chapter 3Initiatives Pursued by SMBC Banking Units in the Early Years
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- Enhancing our retail consulting and payments & consumer finance businesses
- Enhancing corporate financial solutions
- Banking-Securities collaboration in the wholesale securities business
- Challenges facing our global banking business
- Actions by Treasury Unit in preparation for rising interest rates
- Integration of operating systems and administrative functions
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Chapter 4Embarking on Fresh Challenges Under New Leadership
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Chapter 4Embarking on Fresh Challenges Under New Leadership
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- Changes of leadership and the announcement of our new management policy
- Developing group business strategies
- Addressing antitrust issues
- Completing repayment of public funds
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- Enhancing our retail financial consulting business
- Enhancing our corporate solution business
- Enhancing our investment banking business
- Global banking business turnaround
- Upgrading risk management in preparation for Basel II
- Development of human resources
- CSR activities
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Chapter 5SMFG’s Response to Global Economic and Financial Turmoil
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Chapter 6Preparing for the Next Decade
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Chapter 1Business Model Reform Under Challenging Business Conditions
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Chapter 1Business Model Reform Under Challenging Business Conditions
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- Our journey under new leadership (the second decade)
- Focusing on growth industries and businesses
- Reforming domestic business operations
- Promoting banking-securities collaboration in Wholesale Banking Unit
- Structural reform of our retail business
- Meeting the needs of an aging society
- Abenomics and Treasury Unit's nimble portfolio management
- Operating in a negative-interest-rate environment
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Chapter 2Enhancing Group Businesses
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Chapter 3Expanding Our Global Business
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Chapter 4Enhancing Corporate Infrastructure Under a New Governance Framework
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Chapter 4Enhancing Corporate Infrastructure Under a New Governance Framework
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- New leadership and enhancing corporate governance
- Introducing group-wide business units and CxO system
- Improving capital, asset, and cost efficiency
- Pursuing our cashless payment strategies
- Retail branch reorganization
- Customer-oriented business conduct
- Enhancing internal-control frameworks
- Valuing diversity and revision of our HR framework
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Chapter 5The Path for Our Future
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Chapter 6Opening a New Chapter in SMBC Group’s History