governance/stewardship/fiduciary
January 27, 2016by Investment in Japan
Policies and business activities related to Japan investment opportunities
Business
Japan Must Let Zombie Companies Die
Electronics part market slumps as Chinese device output slows
Sharp heads toward bailout by state-backed fund
Japan government fund INCJ plans Renesas sale; Nidec to bid: sources
Japan Inc.’s Message to Foreign Buyers: Hands Off
Sony Spends $212M on Altair to Make Sensors More Talkative
Ford Motor to Close Operations in Indonesia, Japan
Toyota eyes full ownership of Daihatsu to bolster compact operations
GPIF
Japan Makes Plans for Pension Fund to Invest in Stocks
World’s Biggest Pension Fund Gets More Freedom on Manager Hiring
Companies call for shareholding cap to check GPIF’s influence
Economy
Tax reform is the only way to achieve Japan’s two essentials for the future
Market
BOJ
Exclusive: BOJ likely to cut coming fiscal year’s CPI forecast below 1 percent – sources
To ease or not to ease; weak oil, wild markets put BOJ in tight spot
Bank of Japan’s Kuroda says Japan inflation expectations ‘somewhat weak’
Governance/Stewardship
Old Boys’ Network Stripped of Sway in Mizuho’s New CEO Selection
Governance Code Compliance – Better than Expected, But Still Far to Go