Japan

Moody's downgraded Shinsei Bank Limited's bank financial strength rating to D- from D+.

Lender willing to invest $1.2bln in M&A as it joins rivals in shifting resources abroad.

The lender is scouting potential buy among 20 US banks to acquire 30% of banking profit from overseas clients.

As a long-term approach to beating deflation, the Bank of Japan is expected to announce details of a new loan scheme amidst Europe debt woes.

Falco’s 20-year experience in securities expected to capture opportunity in Japan through Japanese Trust Bank.

Alliance expected to offer coverage representing 25% of global market capitalisation.

Agency expects no immediate change in ratings as lenders' profitability expected to remain weak in FY2011.

Japanese banks have overcome the stress scenario in 2008 but still has low operating profits relative to balance sheets.

Agency still cautious as Europe's sovereign credit crisis can pull down anemic growth of Japanese lenders.

ANZ launched a new sub-branch in Nagoya to provide more convenient wealth management services to  Japan’s major metropolitan centres.

Lenders had anemic recovery despite large common stock issuance that boosted their core capitalisation.

Lender debuts world’s first branches with cutting-edge technology to reengineer banking process in innovative Japanese market.

Misery loves company, with Shinsei Bank continuing its slump as it fell to its lowest in two months in Tokyo trading after news went around on the supposed collapse of merger talks with equally beleaguered Aozora Bank.

The bank raked in the highest profit in seven quarters and topped combined profits of Japan's megabanks.

Japanese bank lending slumped to its lowest since 2005, with some firms deferring capital investments while others turned to bond markets in a bid to raise funds.

Source says selling of shares is aimed to comply with more stringent capital requirement and for expansion.