Shareholders appear to have been alarmed by the news: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group all suffered share price falls following the announcement that they might become further involved in the sub-prime crisis. As Euromoney went to press, concerns that banks including Citi were taking sub-prime-hit assets in their funds on to their own books threatened to derail the bailout fund project; the Japanese banks asked to give their help, meanwhile, must be less than thrilled by the opportunity.