HC Picks 222

July 3, 2019
by Akane Hashimoto

Category : [ECONOMY] [GOVERNANCE / STEWARDSHIP / FIDUCIARY] [MARKET]

-Policies and business activities related to Japan investment opportunities-

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Economy

・Japan’s Banks Pinched by Zero-Yield Experiment

　″No yield environment and capitalism cannot exist together for too long…″

・90% foreigners want better public support to adjust to life in Japan: poll

　″It may be rather easy to open up Japan to foreign workers.″

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Governance / Stewardship / Fiduciary

・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

・Japan warms to shareholder activism 

・Support for Nomura chief collapses 

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Market

・Preqin sees huge opportunities for Japanese private equity market

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