elderly
Japan has sailed into uncharted demographic waters. As the nation grapples with what demographers are grimly calling the "multi-death era," the Japanese financial sector is facing a slow-motion crisis that threatens to freeze trillions of yen in household wealth. With the nation's elderly population swelling—and
stablecoin
SBI Holdings and Startale Group officially unveiled "JPYSC" on Friday with a view to bridge traditional banking with the burgeoning Web3 economy, branding it as the first Japanese Yen stablecoin backed by a trust bank. The strategic alliance positions JPYSC as a fully regulated digital asset designed for
neobank
NTT DOCOMO, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, and SBI Sumishin Net Bank have decided to change the latter's trade name to "DOCOMO SMTB Net Bank" effective Monday, August 3, 2026. This name change is subject to approval by the relevant authorities. Additionally, with the aim of further
data
The Snowflake Industry Days 2025 Japan took place in November, with a Financial Services track session featuring Trust Base and the Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, titled "Connecting Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group: Implementation and Governance of the Data Fabric Concept." Presenters: * Gen Uehara (Head of Financial Industry, Snowflake) * Satoshi
trust bank
During the first half of fiscal year 2025 (1HFY2025), Sumitomo Mitsui TRUST delivered an exceptional financial performance, culminating in a record-high net income. This robust result was driven by the successful execution of its strategy across three core pillars: strong growth in underlying business profit, a significant positive reversal in
banking
In a significant signal that global financial giants are eager to establish regulated footing in the U.S. digital asset market, Sony Bank has formally applied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank. Dated October 6, 2025, the application outlines plans
private equity
SBI Securities, Shinsei Trust & Banking, Tokio Marine Asset Management, and BOOSTRY have jointly developed Japan's first public offering scheme for security tokens of specified beneficial interest-issuing trusts that realize PE investment, and will collaborate on its public offering. Expansion of the PE Market In recent years, asset
supervision
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) reported on its meetings held with Japan's financial industry associations during July 2025, outlining its key priorities and concerns. I. Common Points Raised Across Associations These topics were consistently raised by the FSA in meetings with the life insurance, general insurance, securities, trust,
asset management
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking, ChariChari, Music Securities, and Impact Circle have formed the "ChariChari Regional Infrastructure Investment Fund," Japan's first social issue-based investment fund for individuals backed by a movable property trust, and will begin sales from July 2025. 1. Features * Japan's first
trust bank
Mitsui & Co. Digital Asset Management (MDM) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank have jointly established "ALTERNA Trust", a trust company specializing in digital securities, with a view to further development of the digital securities market, with MDM holding 85.1% and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank holding 14.9%