HC Picks Category: 04 Governance / Stewardship / Fiduciary

2019/08/29
Pressure to cut pension inequality at top firms bears fruit
"This article relates to UK, not Japan. Wished to share because it shows how pension fund is important in evaluating corporate governance."
2019/08/27
Japan Inc wakes up to investor activism in its own backyard
2019/08/20
Japanese investor Ichigo latest to disclose stake in Unizo
"A bit more public information on Unizo."
2019/08/20
Investors’ New Weapon in Japan: Votes to Embarrass the Boss
2019/08/20
Japan Inc must back independent boards as a check on hostile takeovers
2019/08/16
A bit more public information on Unizo.
"This is quite an interesting situation in conjunction with other articles relating to governance. Clear plan for value-add should be key for success."
2019/08/05
Japan Post Group’s corporate governance seriously deficient
"This is serious. When Japan Post Group got public, most stocks were distributed to elder people. Need to clarify why this happened, and how they would review employee incentives."
2019/07/03
Private Equity Returns Are Being ‘Distorted’ by Loans, Research Finds
″This has nothing to do with Japan, but wish to address as this is a good reflection of GPs being fiduciary or not. Investors should be surprised how limited real fiduciary managers exist.″
2019/07/03
Votes at shareholders meetings show strict view of company management
2019/06/28
Investors in Japan should take heart from the return of Kinya Seto - Re-election of Lixil chief after shareholder campaign suggests activism can pay off
2019/06/28
Support for Nomura chief collapses
2019/06/26
Japan warms to shareholder activism
2019/06/25
Support for Nomura chief collapses
2019/06/24
Norway and Japan show the conflicting approaches to ESG investment
"Talks about investors responsibilities when making investment decisions."
2019/06/24
Will Nissan reforms finally bring end to corporate governance woes?