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Bank Risk Management – Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Bank Risk Management – Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

Author(s): Entzo Atanasov
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Economy, Business Economy / Management, Micro-Economics, Economic policy, Financial Markets
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: risk management; bank; finance
Summary/Abstract: The objective of this paper is to examine and evaluate the effectiveness of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s (MUFG) risk management practices. Specifically, it aims to clarify how MUFG identifies, monitors, and mitigates key risks, including credit, market, operational, and liquidity risks, within the complex regulatory and economic environments in which it operates. Additionally, this paper will try to evaluate how effectively MUFG’s risk management practices have supported its resilience during recent market disruptions, such as financial crises or shifts in global interest rates. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is a Japanese bank holding and financial services company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan which is currently the largest Japanese banks and one of the world’s 10 largest. MUFG was created in 2005 by merger between Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group and UFJ Holdings. MUFG holds assets of around US$2.7 trillion as of 2024 Mand is the parent company of fully-owned MUFG Bank.

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