Sony: banking on "digital dream kids"

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Mycal: the sun sets, but also rises

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Asia-Pacific wealth: 6.4% of Japanese will be 'wealthy' by 2004

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Savings & investments: China to grow at 11.8%

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Wealth management: Japan has the most rising stars

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NTT DoCoMo: mobile phones and ATMs

The ATM sector is hot at the moment, with a number of interesting developments taking place across the world. DoCoMo's plan to integrate mobile phones and ATMs aims to capitalize upon the high levels of usage of mobile technologies in Japan. Japan may well be a test case for the rest of the world.

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Mobile payments: jury's still out

NTT DoCoMo is to trial a credit card linked mobile payment service in June. However, it may be found that the new payment system fails to present a strong enough business case. Conversely, there seems to be much more room for success in the micro-payments market. Yet even that niche will prove difficult to crack.<BR />

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Deutsche Bank: catch them if you can

Deutsche Bank [DB] is planning to raise an additional $1.5 billion in Japanese hedge fund assets over the next three years. In a break from past norms, it will work with Japanese banks and brokers to assist in selling its funds. Given the potential of the market, Deutsche Bank should be optimistic about catching up with rivals that have more established footprints in the region.

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UBS: Citigroup's woes could be wealth management opportunity

UBS' [UBS] results show a 37% increase in UBS Wealth Management's pre-tax profits for the first nine months of 2004, with record levels of invested assets and continued investment in expansion and recruitment. Having returned to the Japanese market during Citigroup's [C] recent regulatory troubles there, the wealth manager now has a significant opportunity that could propel it to greater heights.

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Royal & SunAlliance: blue skies ahead

Improved financial results and the sale of its Japanese business to AIG [AIG] have capped Royal & SunAlliance's [RSA.L] rehabilitation. The turnaround in its fortunes reflects the company's determination to concentrate on its core operations by selling many disparate parts of the group and exiting the life sector. This new-found discipline should stand it in good stead for the future.

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