Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sept 2025 | Riikka Torppa Cabinet member | Exchange on financial sector developments in the EU and in Japan | SRC |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Maria Luís Albuquerque Commissioner | Exchange on financial sector developments in the EU and in Japan | SRC |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Maria Luís Albuquerque Commissioner | Exchange on financial sector developments in the EU and in Japan | — |
| 28 May 2024 | Stephanie Riso Director-General | Presenting the EU issuance programme and discussing opportunities for investors to invest in EU bonds | — |
| 28 May 2024 | Stephanie Riso Director-General | Presenting the EU issuance programme and discussing opportunities for investors to invest in EU bonds | SRC |
| 18 Jul 2023 | Ditte Juul-Joergensen Director-General | Energy market | — |
| 18 Jul 2023 | Ditte Juul-Joergensen Director-General | Energy market | SRC |
| 24 May 2023 | Ruud Kempener Cabinet member | Investments needs in natural gas supply chains and investment needs in the transition to renewable energy, especially hydrogen | — |
| 24 May 2023 | Ruud Kempener Cabinet member | Investments needs in natural gas supply chains and investment needs in the transition to renewable energy, especially hydrogen | SRC |
| 28 Feb 2023 | Tommy De Temmerman Cabinet member | Banking package | — |
| 28 Feb 2023 | Tommy De Temmerman Cabinet member | Banking package | SRC |
| 28 Feb 2023 | Andrea Beltramello Cabinet member | Banking package | SRC |
| 28 Feb 2023 | Andrea Beltramello Cabinet member | Banking package | — |
| 02 Jun 2022 | John Berrigan Director-General | Sanctions, Taxonomy | — |
| 02 Jun 2022 | John Berrigan Director-General | Sanctions, Taxonomy | SRC |
Mission & Goals
SMFG (SMBC Group) would like to engage with policymakers, to explain our opinions about relevant regulations and supervision for subsidiaries and branches in EU.
EU Legislative Interests
CRD/CRR, MiFID, disclosure regulations, sustainability regulations, Savings & Investments Union/Securitisation
Communication Activities
Providing position papers and meeting with policymakers.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
SMFG and its subsidiaries are members of various trade associations relating to financial services in different jurisdictions , the principal such association being the Japanese Bankers Association<JBA>. Other trade associations include AFME, IIF, UK Finance, Febelfin, VAB, JBCE, AFB, LMA and others.
Organisation Members
https://www.smfg.co.jp/english/company/groupcompanies.html