Top banker seeks to lift barriers between banks, brokerages

Top banker seeks to lift barriers between banks, brokerages

TOKYO, Japan - Masayuki Oku, the new chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association, has called for the barriers between banks and brokerages to be eliminated to allow lending and securities underwriting services to be integrated to the advantage of customers. Oku made the remark in a recent interview with Kyodo News.

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