Earnings, deals and disclosures from Japan's listed financials companies, in English.
Net income rose 59.7% to ¥10.44bn as Matsui's equity trading value doubled, but second-quarter ordinary profit fell 13% from the first quarter to ¥7.67bn, and the broker gives no earnings forecast.
Bank of Nagoya's held-to-maturity bonds stood ¥12.172bn below their ¥120bn book value at the end of September, equal to 43.3% of last year's ordinary profit, while the bank says its forecasts are unchanged.
Hyakujushi Bank now expects ¥25bn of full-year net profit, up from ¥21bn, and a ¥90 annual dividend, saying loan interest and stock-sale gains are expected to exceed its original forecast.
Japan Exchange Group's operating profit rose 65.1% to ¥84.67bn in the six months to September as cash-equity fees and clearing income surged, while the full-year forecast and the ¥82 dividend plan stayed unchanged.
Japan Exchange Group will split its shares two for one from April 2027, citing retail investors' wish for smaller trading units, and will cancel 9,486,700 treasury shares on 10 November.
Shimizu Bank raised its full-year consolidated ordinary profit forecast to ¥4.7bn from ¥3.8bn and lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥70 from ¥60, saying higher rates boosted loan and securities income.
Procrea Holdings said its bank subsidiary's held-to-maturity bonds carried ¥14.448bn of unrealized losses at 30 September, 220.3% of last year's ordinary profit, while its earnings and dividend forecasts stay as published in May.
Chugin Financial Group now expects interim net profit of ¥29.7bn, up from ¥20.7bn, crediting higher domestic rates and securities portfolio rebalancing; its full-year outlook is due on October 29.
Okinawa Financial Group disclosed an ¥11.3bn gap between book and market value on Okinawa Bank's held-to-maturity bonds at September 30, equal to 100.2% of last year's net profit, while keeping its forecasts and dividend unchanged.
SBI Holdings' vehicle will buy all 90,944 BASE shares tendered, against a cap of 23,792,300, leaving it at 0.08% and short of making BASE an equity-method affiliate; the alliance structure is now up for discussion.
Ariake Capital reports holding 10.09% of Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group, up from 9.00%, and says its talks with management cover UI Bank's deposit strategy, group governance and growth strategy; it reports no material proposals.
Dai-ichi Life Group confirmed that its Australian subsidiary, TAL Daiichi Life Australia, submitted a non-binding proposal to Challenger's board, and said it has decided nothing on a legally binding transaction.
Aviation Capital Group, the US lessor Tokyo Century is selling half of to Itochu, has signed for 75 A320neo-family jets with a catalog value of about ¥1.856tn, delivering from 2032 to 2035; the actual price is undisclosed.
Shimane Bank forecasts a ¥5.98bn net loss for the year to March 2027 on a planned securities sale, and has proposed ¥10bn of non-voting preferred shares for SBI Shinsei Bank that need shareholder approval on December 24.
Lifenet Insurance has signed a conditional deal to buy Kizuna and enter small-amount short-term insurance, with about ¥390mn of total spending including systems; the purchase price is undisclosed, and closing is planned for April 2027.
FP Partner's nine-month operating profit fell 30.8% to ¥1.54bn as single-premium sales rose and a main life insurer began paying commission in instalments; the agency left its full-year guidance unchanged.
Tokio Marine bought ¥68.3bn of its own shares in September, 34.17% of the ¥200bn programme approved in May, after its March programme hit the yen ceiling. A 15-for-1 split took effect on 1 October.
AEON Financial Service's six-month operating profit fell 11.0% to ¥25.2bn on higher deposit costs and one-time card-system expenses, with domestic segments down 36.9% and overseas up 2.2%; full-year guidance is unchanged.
Mizuho Bank converted preferred shares received in the Rakuten Card share delivery into 23,559,673 Rakuten Bank common shares, a 5.81% stake it cannot sell without consent and which carries the right to nominate one Rakuten Card outside director.
SBI's vehicle kept its ¥340 BASE offer and 20.67% cap but extended the deadline to October 21 and pushed settlement to October 28, after a major shareholder said he would resume buying to pass 30%.
Rakuten Group's 72.35% holding in Rakuten Bank includes 181,470,943 non-voting Class A shares, and an agreement with the bank requires its consent before they convert to common stock unless the group's votes stay at 50% or less.
Procrea Holdings, Akita Bank and Bank of Iwate resolved to open integration talks aimed at April 2028, citing faster-than-average depopulation and AI and cybersecurity costs.
Three regional lenders each said a press report of integration talks was not their announcement, and each plans to take the matter to its board on 2 October; only Akita and Iwate say nothing has been decided.
SBI Holdings made crypto exchange bitbank a wholly owned subsidiary on October 1 after the exchange repurchased shares from MIXI and Ceres, with Ceres reporting ¥8.61bn for its 21,480 shares and about ¥5.7bn in expected special gains.