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Daily Brief ESG: Is the Decline in Number of Listed Companies the Beginning of a Shift to Value-Creating Management? and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Is the Decline in Number of Listed Companies the Beginning of a Shift to Value-Creating Management?


Is the Decline in Number of Listed Companies the Beginning of a Shift to Value-Creating Management?

By Aki Matsumoto

  • While the number of listed companies worldwide has been on a declining trend, the TSE has experienced growth in market capitalization, but growth in market capitalization has been slow.
  • TSE requested companies to raise their P/B, but admits that many companies have yet to reach this goal and that it’ll take considerable time to change to such management style.
  • Shareholder proposals are increasing. This could hasten the shift to value-creating management, or companies that find it burdensome as a cost of listing may choose to go private.

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