In today’s briefing:
- Financial Institutions Should Accelerate the Reduction of Their Policy Shareholdings

Financial Institutions Should Accelerate the Reduction of Their Policy Shareholdings
- During fiscal year 2024, which spans March 2024 to March 2025, the policy-held shares are estimated to have been reduced by approximately 20%.
- Financial institutions are accelerating their expansion into overseas markets, and as profits from Japanese operations stagnate, the rationale for maintaining cross-shareholdings with Japanese companies is diminishing.
- Some companies focused on the domestic market wish to continue holding cross-shareholdings due to business relationships. The gap between these companies and those expanding globally is expected to widen further.
