HC Picks 119

May 31, 2017
by Akane Hashimoto

Policies and business activities related to Japan investment opportunities

BAT’s Glo Roll-Out in Japan Sets Up Three-Way War for Smokers
Japan Tobacco plans to quadruple smokeless tobacco output capacity by 2018: CEO
“PMI, BAT and JT ready to compete on smokeless tobacco.”

Will FinTech create shared values? – speech by Nobuchika Mori (May 25, 2017)
“I believe we at the Financial Services Agency of Japan, JFSA, should plan how we can secure a regulatory environment that is conducive to sustainable economic growth and financial stability with the possibility of a major FinTech revolution in mind.?”

Finalization of Japan Stewardship Code
“Must read for investors in Japanese companies.?”

 

Recent News

 

Market

Japan’s big insurers expand their appetites for U.S. Treasuries

 

GPIF

GPIF seeks unconstrained new views on asset servicing
Asset managers lax in building relationships

 

Economy

Household spending in Japan declined again in April