FinanceJapan's SMFG poised to top 1 trillion yen in net profit in fiscal 2024
Financial group buoyed by Jefferies tie-up and Asia investments
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, the parent of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, is one of Japan's three so-called megabanks. © Reuters
YUKI NAKAMURA, Nikkei staff writer
TOKYO -- Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group expects to surpass 1 trillion yen ($6.42 billion) in group net profit in the fiscal year ending in March 2025, crossing the threshold around four years earlier than expected amid higher interest rates at home and abroad.