Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. is a holding company, which manages the business activities of its subsidiaries and provides financial services. It operates through the following segments: Banking, Securities, Leasing, Credit Cards and Other. The Banking segment offers deposits and loans, commodity securities trading, investment securities, domestic and foreign exchange, financial instruments transactions, bond trustee and registration services, security investment trust, insurance, and securities intermediation services. The Other segment includes consumer financials, venture capital, business consulting, factoring, loans and collections, information processing, system development, pension plan management, investment management, and swap-related business. The company was founded on December 2, 2002 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan