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Daily Brief ESG: Japanese Stocks’ Low Trading Liquidity Has Adversely Affected Management’s Shift To Value Creation and more

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  • Japanese Stocks’ Low Trading Liquidity Has Adversely Affected Management’s Shift To Value Creation


Japanese Stocks’ Low Trading Liquidity Has Adversely Affected Management’s Shift To Value Creation

By Aki Matsumoto

  • A more direct way to resolve management challenges is to address the structural issue of trading liquidity being significantly lower than market capitalization and thereby attract attention of global investors.
  • Companies should strive to resolve cross-shareholdings promptly. Prompt elimination of parent-subsidiary listings—in the broad sense—will lead to improved profitability for both the parent company and its affiliates.
  • This structural issue is the reason why companies that wish to continue operating based on traditional values are still able to hold a majority of voting rights.

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