Sumitomo Mitsui Banking is increasingly leveraging loan portfolio sales and synthetic risk transfers to optimize capital deployment and improve returns, Bloomberg News reported, citing Asia-Pacific Deputy Head Carsten Stoehr.

The banking unit of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (TYO:8316) is accelerating loan distribution and placing greater emphasis on fee-based income to generate revenue without consuming as much capital, according to the report.

The strategy reportedly supports the group's goal of raising the return on tangible equity to 15% over the next five years, up from 11.4% in the previous fiscal year.

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