SMFG adds new twist to Japan’s big banks saga -

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Banker Editor | 2/09/2004 12:00 am

The battle in Japan to produce the world’s biggest bank took a new twist in late August when Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) launched a hostile bid for the smallest of the “Big Four” banks – UFJ Holdings.

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