# clm_6266928436CB

subject: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (/record/sumitomo-mitsui-financial.md)  
predicate: founded  
value: 2002-12-02  
valid_from: 2002-12-02  
valid_to: null  
published: no source on record carries a date  
recorded: 2026-11-12  
confidence: 0.95  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-12  
cite: AsOf. "Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group founded: 2002-12-02", as of 2002-12-02. Claim clm_6266928436CB, https://asof.is/claim/clm_6266928436CB, accessed 2026-11-13. Source: https://www.smfg.co.jp/english/investor/faq/smfg_about.html.  
checked: 2026-11-12 · its source page states the value and the date, as read by an AI model  

> Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group was established through a share transfer from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) on December 2, 2002.

What https://www.smfg.co.jp/english/investor/faq/smfg_about.html says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.smfg.co.jp/english/investor/faq/smfg_about.html (primary, smfg.co.jp)

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