The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma
This is the second report of "The Week That Was in North Asia@Smartkarma". This is a collaborative report among Travis Lundy, Mio Kato, CFA,...
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Could Japan's Aggressive Stock Buyback Spree Slow an Economic Rebound?
Offerings of equities and convertible bonds totaled 720 billion yen over the first nine months of '16 and the trend continues unabated. Its the...
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Minimal Impact From Larger Credit Loss on Toshiba; Maintaining FVE for Major Japanese Banks
On Jan. 19, Toshiba Corp (6502 JP) reported that it will likely book a combined noncash charge of up to JPY 700 billion, mainly for goodwill...
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Markets Expected to Lower Poverty Rate the Most by 2030
Euromonitor International’s Wealth and Income distribution model looks at 50 markets through a measure of income and accumulated wealth. Our model...
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Why Hold Japan, Part II: Comparative Valuation Among G7 Economies
"Why Hold Japan?" is a question that recurs among foreign investors, now the greatest cohort of investors in Japanese stocks. The question tends...
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