HSBC - Yet a New Strategy?
HSBC Holdings Plc (5 HK) announced on 11 June a new strategy update, which includes US$15-17 billion in spending until 2020. The bank wants to...
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Japan's Corporate Governance Code Amendments - A Much Bigger Stick for Activists and Stewards
Japan's Corporate Governance Code was created in 2015 after years of behind-the-scenes pushing by large foreign investors and some largely...
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The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma: JDI, Japan Banks, Blockchain, & TOPIX
Below is the full list of Japan/Korea related reports published last week on Smartkarma. Refreshed thesis on JDI Mio Kato, CFA visited JDI and...
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SMFG: 花より団子 "Dumplings Rather than Flowers"
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316 JP) is just too cheap to ignore, with its deposits base priced in line with bargain basement NPL-heavy Greek...
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Bank of East Asia: A Diamond with a Flaw Is Worth More than a Pebble Without Imperfections.
Bank Of East Asia (23 HK)Few in the market would have predicted that Bank of East Asia would have delivered such a shift in fundamental progression...
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