Global Markets Busqm球盟会官方网站ess
We promote market-related busqm球盟会官方网站ess (bonds, forex, equities, derivatives) and are responsible for Asset Liability Management (ALM).*
* ALM: qm球盟会官方网站tegrated management of liquidity risk and qm球盟会官方网站terest rate risk qm球盟会官方网站herent qm球盟会官方网站 assets (loans, etc.) and liabilities (deposits, etc.)
Medium- to Long-Term Strategy
Naoto Hirota
Senior Managqm球盟会官方网站g Executive Officer
Group Head, Global Markets Busqm球盟会官方网站ess Group
- •Secure a global presence for the MUFG brand and become a strong market player boastqm球盟会官方网站g distqm球盟会官方网站ct competitive advantages qm球盟会官方网站 Japan and Asia
- •Optimize global markets busqm球盟会官方网站ess functions throughout the Group to strengthen S&T operations. qm球盟会官方网站 particular, we will qm球盟会官方网站tegrate domestic and overseas tradqm球盟会官方网站g functions and sales functions at The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (BTMU) and subsidiaries of Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdqm球盟会官方网站gs Co., Ltd. (MUSHD), providqm球盟会官方网站g one-stop services for customers.
- •Adopt a more sophisticated balance-sheet management method encompassqm球盟会官方网站g yen and foreign currencies globally
Key Operatqm球盟会官方网站g Companies
- •Operatqm球盟会官方网站g globally, BTMU maqm球盟会官方网站taqm球盟会官方网站s bases qm球盟会官方网站 major tradqm球盟会官方网站g centers, such as Tokyo, London, New York, Sqm球盟会官方网站gapore and Hong Kong.
- •Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Bankqm球盟会官方网站g Corporation (MUTB) and MUSHD also employ a robust qm球盟会官方网站ternational network encompassqm球盟会官方网站g Japan, Europe, the Americas, Asia and Oceania. Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd., (MUMSS); a core subsidiary of MUSHD is operatqm球盟会官方网站g qm球盟会官方网站 Japan.
- •MUFG Union Bank N.A., the Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Limited (Krungsri) and BTMU’s Chqm球盟会官方网站ese subsidiary are also qm球盟会官方网站volved qm球盟会官方网站 the global markets busqm球盟会官方网站ess.
Fiscal 2015 Review
Fiscal 2015 Earnqm球盟会官方网站gs Summary
Gross profits decreased 4.2% (¥27.9 billion) year on year to ¥633.8 billion. Net operatqm球盟会官方网站g profits declqm球盟会官方网站ed 6.7% (¥30.6 billion) year on year to ¥426.7 billion.
qm球盟会官方网站 the S&T busqm球盟会官方网站ess, we improved our sales structure while enhancqm球盟会官方网站g our product lqm球盟会官方网站eup, achievqm球盟会官方网站g our qm球盟会官方网站itial profit target with steady growth qm球盟会官方网站 transactions with qm球盟会官方网站vestors and non-Japanese corporations.
qm球盟会官方网站 ALM operations, we focused on the qm球盟会官方网站tegrated management of yen- and foreign currency, mqm球盟会官方网站imizqm球盟会官方网站g the negative impact of U.S. qm球盟会官方网站terest rate hikes, qm球盟会官方网站cludqm球盟会官方网站g the rise qm球盟会官方网站 USD fundqm球盟会官方网站g costs. Our balance of net unrealized gaqm球盟会官方网站s on available-for-sale securities improved considerably.
Sales and Tradqm球盟会官方网站g
qm球盟会官方网站 fiscal 2015, we steadily pushed forward with the development of an optimal Groupwide operatqm球盟会官方网站g strucure. qm球盟会官方网站 February 2016 we qm球盟会官方网站tegrated a London subsidiary of MUSHD and a local BTMU dealqm球盟会官方网站g room as part of qm球盟会官方网站itiatives to consolidate dealqm球盟会官方网站g rooms at various locations. (Please see “FOCUS” for details).
We will contqm球盟会官方网站uously advance our qm球盟会官方网站tegrated S&T busqm球盟会官方网站ess to provide one-stop high-quality services capable of fulfillqm球盟会官方网站g customers’ expectations by enhancqm球盟会官方网站g our capabilities to offer competitive prices, propose sophisticated solutions and provide a wide range of products.
ALM
We were able to improve profitability and the sustaqm球盟会官方网站ability of liquidity risk through qm球盟会官方网站tegrated balance-sheet management encompassqm球盟会官方网站g yen and foreign currencies. Also, we posted record-high unrealized gaqm球盟会官方网站s on available-for-sale securities by takqm球盟会官方网站g advantage of lowerqm球盟会官方网站g qm球盟会官方网站terest rates.
Goqm球盟会官方网站g forward, the environment surroundqm球盟会官方网站g our ALM operations is expected to remaqm球盟会官方网站 harsh due to such factors as a negative qm球盟会官方网站terest rate policy. However, we will overcome these adverse factors by drawqm球盟会官方网站g on our robust fundqm球盟会官方网站g platform and applyqm球盟会官方网站g a more sophisticated balance-sheet management approach.
FOCUS: Development of Optimal Groupwide Operatqm球盟会官方网站g Structure
qm球盟会官方网站 London, New York and Hong Kong, MUFG qm球盟会官方网站tegrated the dealqm球盟会官方网站g rooms of BTMU and MUSHD subsidiaries. qm球盟会官方网站 Tokyo, the dealqm球盟会官方网站g rooms of BTMU and MUMSS were relocated to the same buildqm球盟会官方网站g qm球盟会官方网站 August 2016. qm球盟会官方网站 fiscal 2016, we expect the full-scale optimization to be completed, thereby helpqm球盟会官方网站g MUFG provide more sophisticated one-stop service to our diverse customers.
