Inside FXMarketData: Japanese banks ramp up real money effort

June 10, 2011

FX volumes executed by Japanese banks have shown a marked improvement in recent years. The biggest improvers in market share in Euromoney’s FX survey this year were Nomura and Mizuho Financial Group, registering increases of 97% and 68% respectively. That saw Nomura rise four places to 14th and Mizuho rise 11 places to 23rd. This rapid improvement is due to one dominant factor: doing more business with real money clients.

Nomura and Mizuho were the stand-outs, but this is the trend across all the nation’s banks, Euromoney market data shows. Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) boosted its share of the worldwide real money wallet, improving its standing from 26th to 14th in the global rankings, while Sumitomo Mitsui jumped from 46th place to 21st. That helped BTMU break into the top 20 FX banks for the first time, with its total volume rising above the $1 trillion mark.

Nomura’s outperformance reflects two things: its broader global expansion and...

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Inside FXMarketData: Japanese banks ramp up real money effort

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