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		<title><![CDATA[JAPAN: MOODY'S ASSIGNS A2 TO PREFERRED SECURITIES OF SMFG'S SPC.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6465/is_200805/ai_n25744308]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Moody's Investors Service has assigned rating of A2  to USD  1,800 million Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Securities issued  by  SMFG Preferred Capital USD 2 Limited, a special purpose corporation of  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. SMFG. Th  Moody's Investors Service has assigned rating of A2...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[MOODY'S ASSIGNS A2 TO PREFERRED SECURITIES OF SMFG'S SPC]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moody's Investors Service has assigned ratingof A2 to JPY135 billion Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Securities issued by SMFG Preferred Capital JPY 1 Limited, a special purposecorporation of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. SMFG. The rating outlook is stable. The dividend payments for these preferred securities are linked directly to the availability...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[JAPAN: MOODY'S ASSIGNS A2 TO PREFERRED SECURITIES OF SMFG'S SPC.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6465/is_200801/ai_n25741614]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Moody's Investors Service has assigned rating  of A2 to JPY135  billion Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Securities issued by SMFG  Preferred Capital JPY 1 Limited, a special purpose  corporation of  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. SMFG. The r  Moody's Investors Service has assigned rating  of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Investor targets increase on Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. stock (Pink Sheets: SMFJY) following a recent analyst recommendation.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5243/is_200609/ai_n20229242]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-7 September 2006-StockTargets Inc.: Investor targets  increase on Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. stock (Pink Sheets:  SMFJY) following a recent analyst recommendationC1994-2006 M2  COMMUNICATIONS LTD    RDATE:07092006    Geneva, Switzerland, and Dover, Delaware, USA -- StockTargets,  Inc., a private Swiss company...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Investor targets increase on Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. stock (Pink Sheets: SMFJY) following a recent analyst recommendation.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5243/is_200603/ai_n20107200]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-22 March 2006-StockTargets Inc.: Investor targets  increase on Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. stock (Pink Sheets:  SMFJY) following a recent analyst recommendationC1994-2006 M2  COMMUNICATIONS LTD    RDATE:22032006    Geneva, Switzerland, and Dover, Delaware, USA -- StockTargets,  Inc., a private Swiss company...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Japanese mega-bank to repay public funds by fiscal 2007.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Yomiuri Shimbun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News    Nov. 20--TOKYO -- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. has decided  to  repay all remaining public funds--totaling 1.1 trillion  yen--injected by the  government by the end of fiscal 2007, sources  close to the banking group said....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SMFG TO RETURN US$1.8 BLN IN PUBLIC FUNDS VIA SHARE CONVERSION. ]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (TSE:8316) said Thursday that it will repay a 201 billion yen (US$1.8 billion) portion of public funds received in exchange for preferred shares.   The Resolution and Collection Corp. converted this portion into common shares the same day....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rival won't make hostile bid for UFJ, says chief of Japan financial group.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200409/ai_n22236395]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News    Sep. 16--LONDON -- The president of Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial  Group Inc.  believes Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. will not make  a hostile takeover  bid for UFJ Holdings Inc., the Financial Times  reported Thursday. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[JAPANESE NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - AUG 9, 2004. ]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO, Aug 9 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers:   NIKKEI NET:    - In the latest development of the battle to takeover Japan's fourth biggest bank, UFJ Holdings Inc. (TSE:8307) said Monday it has received a proposal from Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (TSE:8316) for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Kyodo economic news summary -4-. ]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO, July 30 Kyodo   ---------- Sumitomo Mitsui to offer merger with UFJ Holdings    TOKYO - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. on Friday  challenged Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. to an unusual battle  to become the world's largest banking group together with the UFJ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[JAPANESE NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - JULY 30, 2004. ]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO, July 30 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers:   NIKKEI NET:    - In a move that will likely lead to a complicated, high-profile competition to become the world's largest banking group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (TSE:8316) said Friday it is considering asking UFJ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SMBC to acquire 20% stake in Promise. ]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_go1894/is_200406/ai_n6349863]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO, June 21 Kyodo   Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. will acquire a 15 percent equity  stake in Promise Co. by July 13 and eventually boost it to 20  percent, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., the bank's parent, and  the major consumer finance company said Monday. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[JAPANESE NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE 10, 2004. ]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_go1523/is_200406/ai_n6406945]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO, June 10 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers:   NIKKEI NET    - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (8316) is finalizing talks to take an equity interest in Promise Co. (8574) and bring the major consumer finance firm under its wing, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Promise Co. to Form Capital, Business Tie-Up.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200406/ai_n22183091]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News    Jun. 9--TOKYO -- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. is close to  reaching an agreement with moneylender Promise Co. to form a capital and   business alliance, sources close to the deal said Wednesday.    The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SUMITOMO MITSUI TO CUT BAD LOANDS RATIO. ]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_go1523/is_200310/ai_n9232387]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO, Oct 9 Asia Pulse - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (TSE:8316) President Yoshifumi Nishikawa told a press conference Wednesday that Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. will reduce its ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans from  about  6 per cent at the end of September to 4 per...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[JAPAN'S SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL PLANS BAD-DEBT CLEANUP. ]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_go1523/is_200310/ai_n9233777]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO, Oct 9 Asia Pulse - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (TSE:8316) has teamed up  with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to finalize its plan to speed up the effort to dispose of its nonperforming loans.   While Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., Goldman Sachs and the Daiwa Securities SMBC...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Japan Financial Firm UFJ Holdings Closes Higher than Rival for First Time.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News    Oct. 6--TOKYO--UFJ Holdings Inc. on Monday closed higher than  Sumitomo  Mitsui Financial Group Inc. SMFG for the first time on the  Tokyo Stock  Exchange.    UFJ Holdings finished at 544,000 yen, compared with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cerberus's Aozora bid awaits Japan ruling.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apr 16, 2003 (The Asian Wall Street Journal - ABIX via COMTEX)    Japan's Softbank is believed to have agreed to sell its 48.9  share in Aozora Bank to US investment partnership, Cerberus Partners LP.  The acquisition still has to be ratified by Japan's Financial ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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