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Michael Makdad
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In Tough Japanese Banking Market, SMFG Looks Like the Best Bet for Future Returns

We are transferring coverage of Japan's six largest banking groups, all of which we rate as having no moat and a stable moat trend. This includes the three so-called "megabanks" that together account for 25% of banking-system loans and 29% of deposits: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, or MUFG (8306 JP), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, or SMFG (8316 JP), and Mizuho Financial Group (8411 JP). It also includes three second-tier banks: Sumitomo Mitsui Trust (8309 JP), Resona (8308 JP), and Japan Pos...
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Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group ADS

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Morningstar
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Michael Makdad

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