Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (TSE:8316) (SMFG) is eyeing M&A in asset management, banking for growth. SMFG is looking to acquire asset management firms at home and abroad as well as commercial banks in emerging Asia to boost growth amid falling loan income and stricter bank regulation, Chief Executive Officer said. "As we look for ways to increase assets under management at Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management (SMAM), we need to consider inorganic means," Takeshi Kunibe, Chief Executive Officer said in an interview.