Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (8316.TO) reported Wednesday a 53.1% on-year jump in net profit for the 12 months to March, thanks to a gain from its consumer credit business segment and higher amount of outstanding loans in overseas activities.

TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) - Net profit at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc, Japan's third-largest lender by assets, jumped 53.1 percent in the year ended in March, as a result of gains from Japanese government bond trading.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial has reached a pact to pay around $1.52 billion for a 40% stake in Indonesia's Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional, joining other Japanese banks in strengthening their presence in Southeast Asia.

Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. said Wednesday that it will acquire a 40% stake in Indonesian lender PT Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional for US$1.52 billion.

TOKYO/HONG KONG, May 8 (Reuters) - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) said it agreed to acquire as much as 40 percent of Indonesian lender BTPN, giving the Japanese bank a foothold in the fast-growing Southeast Asian economy.

TOKYO/HONG KONG, May 8 (Reuters) - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) said it agreed to acquire as much as 40 percent of Indonesian lender BTPN, giving the Japanese bank a foothold in the...

TOKYO/HONG KONG, May 8 (Reuters) - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) said it agreed to acquire as much as 40 percent of Indonesian lender BTPN, giving the Japanese bank a foothold in the...

TOKYO/HONG KONG, May 8 (Reuters) - Sumitomo Mitsui BankingCorp (SMBC) said it agreed to acquire as much as 40 percent ofIndonesian lender BTPN, giving the Japanese bank afoothold in the...

TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) said it has agreed to buy an up to 40 percent stake in BTPN , an Indonesian lender backed by TPG Capital, giving the Japanese bank a...

TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) said it has agreed to buy an up to 40 percent stake in BTPN , an Indonesian lender backed by TPG Capital, giving the Japanese bank a foothold in the fast-growing Southeast Asian economy.

TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) said it has agreed to buy an up to 40 percent stake in BTPN , an Indonesian lender backed by TPG Capital, giving the Japanese bank a...

TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC)said it has agreed to buy an up to 40 percent stake in BTPN, an Indonesian lender backed by TPG Capital,giving the Japanese bank a...

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (8316.TO) will launch securities services in the United States, the Nikkei reported in its Wednesday evening edition.

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. (SMTB)

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. (SMTB)

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. (SMTB)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares in Indonesian lender BTPN surged 9 percent on Monday after Reuters reported at the weekend that Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp was in advanced talks to buy a 40...

HONG KONG/TOKYO, April 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp is in advanced talks to buy a $1.2 billion stake in BTPN, an Indonesian lender backed by TPG Capital, people familiar with...

HONG KONG/TOKYO, April 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp is in advanced talks to buy a $1.2 billion stake in BTPN, an Indonesian lender backed by TPG Capital, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

HONG KONG/TOKYO, April 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp is in advanced talks to buy a $1.2 billion stake in BTPN, an Indonesian lender backed by TPG Capital, people familiar with...

HONG KONG/TOKYO, April 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp is in advanced talks to buy a $1.2 billion stake in BTPN, an Indonesian lender backed by TPG Capital, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

HONG KONG/TOKYO, April 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp is in advanced talks to buy a $1.2 billion stake in BTPN, an Indonesian lender backed by TPG Capital, people familiar with...

HONG KONG/TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp is in advanced talks to buy a $1.2 billion stake in BTPN, an Indonesian lender backed by TPG Capital, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

HONG KONG/TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp is in advanced talks to buy a $1.2 billion stake in BTPN, an Indonesian lender backed by TPG Capital, people familiar with...

HONG KONG/TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp is in advanced talks to buy a $1.2 billion stake in BTPN, an Indonesian lender backed by TPG Capital, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

HONG KONG/TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp is in advanced talks to buy a $1.2 billion stake in BTPN, an Indonesian lender backed by TPG Capital, people familiar with...

HONG KONG/TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp is in advanced talks to buy a $1.2 billion stake in BTPN, an Indonesian lender backed by TPG Capital, people familiar with...

HONG KONG/TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp is in advanced talks to buy a $1.2 billion stake in BTPN, an Indonesian lender backed by TPG Capital, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp is in advanced talks to buy a $1.

HONG KONG/TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp is in advanced talks to buy a $1.2 billion stake in BTPN, an Indonesian lender backed by TPG Capital, people familiar with...

HONG KONG/TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp is in advanced talks to buy a $1.2 billion stake in BTPN, an Indonesian lender backed by TPG Capital, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

HONG KONG/TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp is in advanced talks to buy a $1.2 billion stake in BTPN, an Indonesian lender backed by TPG Capital, people familiar with...

HONG KONG/TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp is in advanced talks to buy a $1.2 billion stake in BTPN, an Indonesian lender backed by TPG Capital, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

TOKYO, April 26 (Reuters) - Lenders including Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp and Development Bank of Japan have decided to provide about 130 billion yen ($1.3 billion) in subordinated loans to the electronics company NEC , people familiar with the matt

TOKYO, April 26 (Reuters) - Lenders including Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp and Development Bank of Japan have decided to provide about 130 billion yen ($1.3 billion) in subordinated loans to the electronics company NEC , people familiar with the matt

TOKYO, April 26 (Reuters) - Lenders including Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp and Development Bank of Japan have decided to provide about 130 billion yen ($1.3 billion) in subordinated loans to the electronics company NEC , people familiar with the matt

TOKYO, April 26 (Reuters) - Lenders including Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp and Development Bank of Japan have decided to provide about 130 billion yen ($1.3 billion) in subordinated loans to the electronics company NEC , people familiar with the matt

TOKYO, April 26 (Reuters) - Lenders including Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp and Development Bank of Japan have decided to provide about 130 billion yen ($1.3 billion) in subordinated loans to the electronics company NEC , people familiar with the matt

TOKYO, April 26 (Reuters) - Lenders including Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp and Development Bank of Japan have decided to provide about 130 billion yen ($1.3 billion) in subordinated loans to the electronics company NEC , people familiar with the matt

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Limited (SMTB).

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group are considering bids for a $1.8 billion stake in mid-sized Indonesian lender Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional.

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TOKYO, March 8 (Reuters) - Sumitomo Mitsui Trust HoldingsInc, Japan's fifth-largest banking group, said onFriday it will repay 200 billion yen ($2.1 billion) in publicbailout money, ending more than a decade of partial governmentownership.

China Construction Bank (0939.HK) and Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. are among those considering buying Rabobank Group's Indonesian subsidiary for as much as $400 million, people with knowledge of the deal said this week, as Southeast Asia's f

Falling commodities prices continued to plague the bottom lines of Japan's major trading houses in the latest fiscal quarter.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group said group net profit in the April-December period increased 34%, in part from its move to make SMBC Consumer Finance a subsidiary.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is looking to expand its retail and consumer-finance business abroad, particularly in Southeast Asia, the group's president said.