BEST BANK
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
These are tough times for Japanese banks and they are hardly getting easier, but Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan’s biggest bank, remains a domestic titan and a formidable competitor. Most of Japan’s banks have anticipated new regulatory capital requirements by bulking up on new capital, and BTMU has made good progress elsewhere, such as improving operational efficiency, selling off its costly strategic equity holdings or at least hedging them better and improving returns to shareholders. All this has already seen profits increase across the board and one of its strategic focuses now is to pursue a regional strategy of network...