The Japanese bank is taking its structured notes capability beyond Japan for the first time as it looks to build a scalable international platform and tap demand for greater issuer diversification.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has started offering structured notes to investors outside Japan for the first time, targeting institutional investors across Emea and Asia ex-Japan as it looks to broaden its funding sources and build an international structured products platform. We are excited to be taking MUFG’s structured notes capability beyond Japan for the first time - Albert Chan The US$4.6bn issuance programme from Japan’s largest bank will initially focus on intere