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...
752 Views
Japan: Scoring Results & Forecasts - Part 3 - Company Winners & Losers
INTRODUCTION - The final part of our Results and Forecast/Revision Scores review will look at the leading and lagging performers and forecasters...
269 Views
Disruption by Decentralization?
Blockchain is full of promise. Investment in the space totals billions of dollars. Large corporations, venture capital funds, and initial coin...
517 Views
Itochu Tender For FamilyMart - Winnie Sees a Hunny Pot But Greedy Bears Get Stuck
A bit over three years ago, FamilyMart (then 8028 JP) and UNY (then 8270 JP) agreed to consider a merger. The two companies took their sweet time...
795 Views
The Week That Was In North Asia@Smartkarma: JDI, Renesas, Trade, Governance, and Mobis/Glovis
It was a "slow" week on Smartkarma with 'only' 165 pieces of research published, but it is school vacation week in Asia, with two days off in Hong...
137 Views