Why SMFG should focus on banking basics

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Why SMFG should focus on banking basics

Teisuke Kitayama, the CEO of the Japanese banking group, wants to grow internationally and expand into wholesale broking and trust banking. But he should also concentrate on improving lending margins and cost efficiencies. Peter McGill reports.

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