Articles by Makiko Yamazaki and Ritsuko Shimizu

Japan’s Sompo to Focus on Integration After Spree of Overseas Acquisitions

Sompo Holdings Inc. will place more focus on integrating domestic and overseas operations for further growth after a spell of acquisitions abroad boosted the global presence of Japan’s No. 3 non-life insurer group, a senior executive said. “We rapidly shifted …

Credit Suisse Begins Filing Insurance Claims Over Greensill Capital Collapse – FT

Swiss bank Credit Suisse has prepared its first insurance claims on losses stemming from its $10 billion of funds tied to collapsed finance group Greensill Capital, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Credit Suisse is attempting to recoup billions of …

Credit Suisse Faces Questions from Regulators, Insurers After Collapse of Greensill Funds

ZURICH/TOKYO – Credit Suisse faces questions from regulators and insurers as it grapples with the fallout from the collapse of $10 billion worth of funds linked to British financial services firm Greensill Capital. The Swiss bank has hired external firms …

Sony to Take Full Control of Its Financial Unit for $3.7B, Aiming for Fintech Growth

Sony Corp. said on Tuesday it will turn its listed financial arm, Sony Financial Holdings Inc, into a wholly owned unit through a tender offer worth about 400 billion yen ($3.72 billion). The deal will allow the Japanese electronics and …

Many Japan Firms Resist Telecommuting, Raising COVID-19 Risk for Call Center Staff

Almost a month after Tokyo declared a state of emergency, dozens of call center employees for telecom KDDI Corp still commute into their crowded office, where the fear of coronavirus infection has taken a back seat to data security. Call …