In today’s briefing:
- Gunma Bank (8334) And DHFG (7327) In Integration Talks – ‘Guess The Ratio’ Is ‘Efficiency Vs Value’
- Market Movers: Key Dates at a Glance (March 17-21)
Gunma Bank (8334) And DHFG (7327) In Integration Talks – ‘Guess The Ratio’ Is ‘Efficiency Vs Value’
- Nikkei Business reported Friday 14 March that Gunma Bank (8334 JP) and Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group (7327 JP) (“DHFG”) were in talks to integrate to create a Super-Regional Bank
- Gunma and Daishi-Hokuetsu are part of the same multiple-regional bank alliances, including the Gunma-Daishi Hokuetsu Alliance since 2021, in order to collaborate regionally, build scale, and lower service provision cost.
- As Gunma and Daishi Hokuetsu serve adjacent jurisdictions, and they are already exploring sharing branches, this makes sense. The World with Interest (rates above zero) may cause more integration talk.
Market Movers: Key Dates at a Glance (March 17-21)
- Central Bank Focus: Nine Central banks decide on monetary policy next week. Among them the BoJ, the BoE, the SNB, and the Fed.
- Earnings Wave: major Hong Kong stocks reporting, including Tencent, Xiaomi, China Mobile, and Meituan.
- Triple Witching: Quarterly derivatives expiration hits multiple markets – Australia, Taiwan , and the US – alongside index rebalancing in both Australia and the US.
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