Japan’s Sompo to Focus on Integration After Spree of Overseas Acquisitions April 26, 2023 By Makiko Yamazaki and Ritsuko Shimizu Sompo Holdings Inc. will place more focus on integrating domestic and overseas operations for further growth after a spell of...
Credit Suisse Begins Filing Insurance Claims Over Greensill Capital Collapse – FT June 16, 2021 By Kanishka Singh and Makiko Yamazaki Swiss bank Credit Suisse has prepared its first insurance claims on losses stemming from its $10 billion of funds tied...
Credit Suisse Faces Questions from Regulators, Insurers After Collapse of Greensill Funds March 11, 2021 By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi, Makiko Yamazaki and Pamela Barbaglia ZURICH/TOKYO – Credit Suisse faces questions from regulators and insurers as it grapples with the fallout from the collapse of...
Sony to Take Full Control of Its Financial Unit for $3.7B, Aiming for Fintech Growth May 19, 2020 By Makiko Yamazaki Sony Corp. said on Tuesday it will turn its listed financial arm, Sony Financial Holdings Inc, into a wholly owned...
Many Japan Firms Resist Telecommuting, Raising COVID-19 Risk for Call Center Staff May 5, 2020 By Makiko Yamazaki and Yuki Nitta Almost a month after Tokyo declared a state of emergency, dozens of call center employees for telecom KDDI Corp still...