Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. is a holding company established through reorganization of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited.  The Group writes marine, fire, casualty, automobile, life, and allied insurance policies. MS&AD Insurance Group also operates financial services and agencies.

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<li>TSE-Listed companies are asked to file "Management Conscious of Capital Cost/Stock Price" awareness reports/policies. Many have. Some are still working on it. And policies change, and CGR reports are updated.</li>
<li>611 new CGRs filed since 1-Mar-25. Our tools show every report, links to every document, and a diff file tool. Input a name, see the changes in the reports.</li>
<li>The JPX was curiously quiet itself as far as I can tell. No new governance reports, documents, etc, though there is a small <a href="https://www.jpx.co.jp/english/markets/indices/governance/index-consultation/sjcobq0000013b0b-att/e_consultation13_a1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">consultation</a> this month on the JPXNikkei400.</li>
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TSE-Listed companies are asked to file "Management Conscious of Capital Cost/Stock Price" awareness reports/policies. Many have. Some are still working on it. And policies change, and CGR reports are updated.
611 new CGRs filed since 1-Mar-25. Our tools show every report, links to every document, and a diff file tool. Input a name, see the changes in the reports.
The JPX was curiously quiet itself as far as I can tell. No new governance reports, documents, etc, though there is a small consultation this month on the JPXNikkei400.


Japan CorpGovReports: TSE "Mgmt Conscious Blah Blah" (Apr25), 🚨 AGAIN Read TSE Update Doc 3 🚨

Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

Independent Leading Corporate Governance Research

Metrical Inc

METRICAL INC. is an independent leading Corporate Governance research firm in Japan where Corporate Governance is increasingly recognized as an important element on corporate management in these days. Thus, CG research and solutions would become an essential component of global capital markets and play important to contribute to transparency of the markets and maximize shareholders’ value in Japan. 

METRICAL INC. provides Corporate Governance research and analysis including rating services, and  also offers investment research and IR services with solutions and customized profound research on CG and IR issues.

Toyota Motor Corporation manufactures, sells, leases, and repairs passenger cars, trucks, buses, and their related parts worldwide. The Company also operates financing services through their subsidiaries. Toyota Motor builds homes, produces pleasure boats, and develops intelligent transportation systems including radar cruise control and electronic toll collection systems.

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<li>It's unlikely that the transition to ‘company with audit committee’ will enhance the supervisory function, but it's likely to speed up the decision-making process by delegating authority to executive directors.</li>
<li>Instead of achieving 30% female board member and moving to Company with US-type 3 Committees at once, Toyota will implement Toyota's way firmly with BOD that is half independent directors.</li>
<li>The only way for Toyota, which faces several governance challenges, to uphold tradition of Toyoda family being at the top of management is to make the returns expected by investors.</li>
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It's unlikely that the transition to ‘company with audit committee’ will enhance the supervisory function, but it's likely to speed up the decision-making process by delegating authority to executive directors.
Instead of achieving 30% female board member and moving to Company with US-type 3 Committees at once, Toyota will implement Toyota's way firmly with BOD that is half independent directors.
The only way for Toyota, which faces several governance challenges, to uphold tradition of Toyoda family being at the top of management is to make the returns expected by investors.


The Toyota Way Is Not to Rush, but to Gain a Foothold and Proceed with Caution

Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Equity Bottom-Up

Sailpoint Technologies Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, offers enterprise identity governance solutions. SailPoint Technologies Holdings empowers customers to securely govern the digital identities of employees, contractors, business partners, and other users to manage their constantly changing access rights to enterprise.

Sailpoint Technologies Holdings (SAIL US)

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<li>SailPoint, a pioneer of enterprise identity governance market with industry leadership position, returned to the public markets in 2025.</li>
<li>American technology company has raised ~$1.4B in US IPO and paid down all outstanding debt in 1Q FY26, according to Brian Carolan, CFO of SailPoint, Inc.</li>
<li>The company reported mixed 4Q FY25 results with ~78% y/y increase in customers with ARR˃$1M and a bullish tone on AI agent identity management.</li>
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SailPoint, a pioneer of enterprise identity governance market with industry leadership position, returned to the public markets in 2025.
American technology company has raised ~$1.4B in US IPO and paid down all outstanding debt in 1Q FY26, according to Brian Carolan, CFO of SailPoint, Inc.
The company reported mixed 4Q FY25 results with ~78% y/y increase in customers with ARR˃$1M and a bullish tone on AI agent identity management.


SailPoint, Inc. (SAIL.US): Overall Growth Is Slowing Down, But FCF Will Turn Positive in FY26

The TOPIX, also known as the Tokyo Stock Price Index, is a capitalization-weighted index of all companies listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The index is supplemented by the subindices of the 33 industry sectors. The index calculation excludes temporary issues and preferred stocks, and has a base value of 100 as of January 4, 1968.

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<li>Since important decisions on REIT management are made by the sponsor companies, governance isn't functioning. That's why REITs have been very careful to strengthen their compliance systems and information disclosure.</li>
<li>For REITs that rely heavily on properties contributed by their sponsors, it is unlikely that other investors would support an activist fund's advocacy for a change of asset manager.</li>
<li>The most annoying thing for the sponsor is the change of asset manager. The tactic of this TOB is to extract shareholder returns by addressing what the sponsor company dislike.</li>
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Since important decisions on REIT management are made by the sponsor companies, governance isn't functioning. That's why REITs have been very careful to strengthen their compliance systems and information disclosure.
For REITs that rely heavily on properties contributed by their sponsors, it is unlikely that other investors would support an activist fund's advocacy for a change of asset manager.
The most annoying thing for the sponsor is the change of asset manager. The tactic of this TOB is to extract shareholder returns by addressing what the sponsor company dislike.


This TOB Does Not Question the Fundamental Issue of REIT Governance, but Will the Tactic Succeed?

Proxy Advisory Firm, Sustinvest

SUSTINVEST

Proxy Advisory Firm

Responsible investment, Proxy advisory

Sustinvest

Sustinvest is a specialized ESG research firm that provides comprehensive analysis on company-level ESG performance, industry-level ESG issues, and ESG-related regulations. In particular, we attempt to identify investment risks and opportunities associated with events such as corporate governance changes and M&A. We also conduct company visits and fundamental analysis to discover smaller companies with sustainable business model which are usually overlooked by institutional investors. Our focus is on Korean listed companies and not limited to specific sectors.  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. manufactures a wide range of consumer and industrial electronic equipment and products such as semiconductors, personal computers, peripherals, monitors, televisions, and home appliances including air conditioners and microwave ovens. The Company also produces Internet access network systems and telecommunications equipment including mobile phones.

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<li>All proposals at Samsung Electronics' March 19 shareholders' meeting were approved, despite opposition recommendations from Sustinvest, a Korean proxy advisory firm.</li>
<li>Sustinvest had recommended voting against outside director candidate Kim Jun-sung (Agenda 2-1-1) and inside director candidate Jeon Young-hyun (Agenda 2-2-1).</li>
<li>The approval of all agenda items indicates strong shareholder support for Samsung's current management direction despite some governance concerns raised by proxy advisors.</li>
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All proposals at Samsung Electronics' March 19 shareholders' meeting were approved, despite opposition recommendations from Sustinvest, a Korean proxy advisory firm.
Sustinvest had recommended voting against outside director candidate Kim Jun-sung (Agenda 2-1-1) and inside director candidate Jeon Young-hyun (Agenda 2-2-1).
The approval of all agenda items indicates strong shareholder support for Samsung's current management direction despite some governance concerns raised by proxy advisors.


Samsung Electronics(005930): Shareholders' Meeting Results

Corporate Governance
The slippery slope

Japan CorpGovReports: TSE "Mgmt Conscious Blah Blah" (Apr25), 🚨 AGAIN Read TSE Update Doc 3 🚨

The TSE Management Awareness of Cost of Capital and Share Price saw 611 new Corporate Governance Reports in the last the month. This is a tool to...

Travis Lundy

The Toyota Way Is Not to Rush, but to Gain a Foothold and Proceed with Caution

I would like to discuss the issues on the 26 February Nikkei newspaper "Toyota, half of its board members are outside directors, ‘challenging’...

Metrical Inc

SailPoint, Inc. (SAIL.US): Overall Growth Is Slowing Down, But FCF Will Turn Positive in FY26

SailPoint, Inc., a leading player in enterprise identity security with a balanced growth strategy, reported mixed 4Q FY25 results, pushing shares...

Andrei Zakharov

This TOB Does Not Question the Fundamental Issue of REIT Governance, but Will the Tactic Succeed?

I would like to discuss the issues on the February 20 Nikkei article, “Conflict of Interest Issues Left Unaddressed in REITs, Leading to Intrusion...

Metrical Inc

Samsung Electronics(005930): Shareholders' Meeting Results

Samsung's shareholders meeting reveals Korean corporate governance patterns. Analysis of advisory recommendations versus voting results provides...

Sustinvest