Japan news from FierceFinance

This is exactly what Citigroup doesn't need right now: Japan's financial regulator has essentially banned the bank from the retail market for a month after uncovering deficient controls related to... Read more...

The scale of the government bailout is unprecedented, but there's a big question hanging over it: Will it work? If so, at what cost? It will buy up lots of debt, most likely at a severe discount to... Read more...

Sovereign wealth funds have stormed into the headlines for obvious reasons as of... Read more...

Company News: > Citigroup reorganizes in Japan. Article > S&P downgrades another bond insurer. Read more...

What can slow down the hedge fund juggernaut? Well, if the global credit crunch didn't do it, I'm not sure anything can. Hedge Fund Daily reports institutional investors around the world, except... Read more...

The Blackstone Group and Carlyle Group have shored up their presences in Japan. Most think that the financial services industry are prime targets. Note Shinsei Bank's deal with J.C. Flowers &... Read more...

There was a time when traditional investment banks really feared the entry of the commercial banks into their once Glass Steagall-protected space. Given the most recent round of earnings, it's clear... Read more...

You've probably heard that Citigroup CEO Charles Prince would like revenue from foreign sources to... Read more...

The privatization of Japan's post office would create a financial services giant with 500 million accounts and 4,000 branch offices. It effectively acts as a sales agent for insurance and investment... Read more...

A lot of big names in the industry are interested in expanding in Japan, notably Citigroup.... Read more...