A difficult landscape

A year on from Citibank's reprimand from Japan's regulators for mis-selling structured products to high-net-worth clients, the Japanese private banking market remains difficult for foreign firms. Is there any glimmer of hope?By Amanda Lee

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The structured products market is growing in Japan, with low interest rates pushing high-net-worth investors to consider a variety of yield-enhancing investments. The Japanese structured products market is now worth Yen12.5 billion ($105 million), according to figures from BNP Paribas. However, the market is dominated by a handful of Japanese banks - Mizuho, the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Resona Bank, with foreign banks struggling to make

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