Japan's Corporate Governance Code Amendments - A Much Bigger Stick for Activists and Stewards
Japan's Corporate Governance Code was created in 2015 after years of behind-the-scenes pushing by large foreign investors and some largely...
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Indonesia: MSCI Downgrade - Transparency
āPurge from Jakarta Stock Exchange Index leads to drop in share prices for Barito Group, boosting weightings for Bank Central Asia and other large...
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Cross-Shareholdings Alive and Well in Japan....
I am old enough to remember when cross-shareholdings was a huge problem in Japan and all companies needed to immediately unwind all of their...
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The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma: JDI, Japan Banks, Blockchain, & TOPIX
Below is the full list of Japan/Korea related reports published last week on Smartkarma. Refreshed thesis on JDI Mio Kato, CFA visited JDI and...
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Japan's Mega Banks at the Bottom of the List
Japanās three mega banks have made considerable investment outside the country, where returns are generally higher. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group...
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