HC Picks 220

June 19, 2019
by Akane Hashimoto

Category :  [MARKET] [GOVERNANCE / STEWARDSHIP / FIDUCIARY] [POLICY(BOJ)] [BUSINESS]

-Policies and business activities related to Japan investment opportunities-


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Market

・Investors ignore Japan at their peril

 ″Picking up this article does not mean HC is recommending the manager, but it is true that Japan is changing.″

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Governance / Stewardship / Fiduciary

・Nomura Announces Buyback, Reduced Chairman Role Before Annual Meeting

 ″These events will push corporate business reviews.″

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Policy (BOJ)

・How Japan turned against its ‘bazooka’-wielding central bank chief

 ″Credit culture might have been too weak. When negative rates had been introduced, bankers compressed spreads at the same time.″

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Business

・MUFG faces multibillion-dollar write-down on Indonesian bank

 ″Quoted value fell due to removal from MSCI index. This is quite an interesting case to consider what is a fair price. I believe value should be based on fundamentals, and market impact needs to be considered separately. How did the investment bank advise?″

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