BofA Hires Ex-MUFG Analyst Tsujino for Japan Insurers, Brokers

Bank of America Corp. is hiring Natsumu Tsujino, a former highly ranked Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. analyst, to strengthen its coverage of insurers and non-banks in Japan.

Tsujino will join the US lender’s securities arm in Tokyo as managing director and senior analyst, according to an internal memo seen by Bloomberg News. Her appointment at BofA Securities Japan Co. will take effect this month. The memo was confirmed by a company spokesperson.

The Charlotte, North Carolina-based firm is recruiting the 30-year veteran of insurance and non-bank research as a market revival stokes demand around the world for information ...