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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is considering a bid for Japanese robo-advisory firm WealthNavi Inc., as it looks to expand its financial-technology capabilities.

(Bloomberg) -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. plans to buy Japanese robo-adviser WealthNavi Inc. for as much as ¥99.7 billion ($665 million), as it looks to expand its financial-technology capabilities and cater to households going online to invest more of their savings. Most Read from BloombergIn Traffic-Weary Toronto, a Battle Breaks Out Over Bike LanesIn Italy’s Motor City, Car-Free Options Are GrowingNew York City’s ‘Living Breakwaters’ Brace for Stormier SeasJapan’s biggest bank is see

MUFG, SMFG and Mizuho Focus on Expansion in India, US

Nippon Life Insurance Co. agreed to buy Resolution Life Group Holdings Ltd. for about $8.2 billion, the biggest takeover by a Japanese insurer as it seeks to grow beyond the domestic market.

Nippon Life Insurance Co. said it will invest an additional $550 million in US asset management firm TCW Group Inc., as it embarks on a buying spree to accelerate global expansion.

Nippon Life Insurance Co. has done more than $12 billion of deals this month alone. Japan’s biggest insurer isn’t finished yet.

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.’s efforts to expand its global mergers and acquisitions advisory business will likely get a boost from the incoming Donald Trump administration’s policies.

Japan’s financial regulator ordered Aeon Bank Ltd. to fix its anti-money laundering system, saying it failed to detect and report suspicious activities by clients.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. is looking to expand its alliance with Jefferies Financial Group Inc., possibly working together in new areas such as equity trading to build up its global business, according to the bank’s chief executive officer.

(Bloomberg) -- Mizuho Financial Group Inc.’s efforts to expand its global mergers and acquisitions advisory business will likely get a boost from the incoming Donald Trump administration’s policies.Most Read from BloombergHo Chi Minh City Opens First Metro Line After Years of DelayMasahiro Kihara, the chief executive officer of Mizuho, Japan’s third-largest lender, is expecting President-elect Trump to make regulations more business friendly. This could aid the firm, which is seeking a bigger de