governance/stewardship/fiduciary
December 22, 2015by Investment in Japan
Policies and business activities related to Japan investment opportunities
Governance/Stewardship
FRC to name and shame fund managers failing on governance
“from form to real”
Recent News
Business
General Electric to Sell Commercial Lending Business in Japan
Sompo Japan to buy another big nursing home operator
Policy
Reading Between the Lines of Abenomics 2.0
Japan ruling coalition approves $8 bln exemption in 2017 sales tax hike
Fed raises rates in historic move
Abe’s Cabinet OKs ?3.5 trillion extra budget to support economy
U.S. exit from zero rate policy positive for Japan: ministers
Economy
Sumitomo Mitsui Unit to Buy GE’s Japan Leasing Business for $4.8 Billion
Forecast for the Japanese Economy in Fiscal 2015 and 2016: November 2015
Japan’s Amari: Govt needs to intervene to spur wage rises
Japan’s Aso: Fed rate hike in line with improving U.S. economy
Japan government eyes tax revenue at 25-year high in FY2016: sources
China tourists, weaker yen drive tourist inflows higher in Japan
BOJ
BOJ seen standing pat as markets welcome Fed rates lift-off.
BOJ keeps stimulus unchanged but makes adjustments to JGB, ETF purchases
BoJ stimulus boost widens global policy divergence
Governance/Stewardship
Japan to fine Toshiba auditor, suspend business over scandal: source