Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>June/July/August saw 1,673/825/202 new Corporate Governance Reports filed and 8/5/9 new "Mgmt Conscious of Capital Cost/Stock Price" policies filed, respectively. The TSE's very simple tool comes in 15 days.</li>
<li><em>Our tools show every report, links to every document, and now a new diff file tool. input a name, see the difference between the Old/New Reports. We hope it helps.</em></li>
<li>This tool is designed to be a shelf reference. We update it once a month, and every CorpGovReport and new "Management Conscious" report updated since a CGR update is here.</li>
</ul>


June/July/August saw 1,673/825/202 new Corporate Governance Reports filed and 8/5/9 new "Mgmt Conscious of Capital Cost/Stock Price" policies filed, respectively. The TSE's very simple tool comes in 15 days.
Our tools show every report, links to every document, and now a new diff file tool. input a name, see the difference between the Old/New Reports. We hope it helps.
This tool is designed to be a shelf reference. We update it once a month, and every CorpGovReport and new "Management Conscious" report updated since a CGR update is here.


Japan CorpGovReport Details: TSE "Mgmt Conscious of Capital Cost/Stock Price" Details (Sep24)

<ul>
<li>There has been a recent non-life insurer price-fixing scandal. The JFTC and FSA investigated. Last December, the FSA issued Business Improvement Orders to the four majors. </li>
<li>There was a Bigmotor scandal last summer and Sompo Japan got a Business Improvement Order last month. All four insurers have to respond to a BIO for the price-fixing scandal.</li>
<li>9 Feb post-close, Jiji/<a href="https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUB255TQ0V20C24A1000000/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nikkei</a> had articles saying the FSA had urged four major non-lifes subject to the first BIO to accelerate sales of ¥6.5trln+ of 5,900 Cross-Holdings. That's big.</li>
</ul>


There has been a recent non-life insurer price-fixing scandal. The JFTC and FSA investigated. Last December, the FSA issued Business Improvement Orders to the four majors. 
There was a Bigmotor scandal last summer and Sompo Japan got a Business Improvement Order last month. All four insurers have to respond to a BIO for the price-fixing scandal.
9 Feb post-close, Jiji/Nikkei had articles saying the FSA had urged four major non-lifes subject to the first BIO to accelerate sales of ¥6.5trln+ of 5,900 Cross-Holdings. That's big.


[Japan Governance] FSA Urges Japan Non-Life Insurers to Eliminate Cross-Holdings - Sales Coming

<ul>
<li>July saw 825 new Corporate Governance Reports filed and 8 new "Mgmt Conscious of Capital Cost/Stock Price" policies filed. June saw 1,673 and 5, respectively. That's 2500 cos.</li>
<li>We created a tool show every report, provide links to every document, and now a new diff file tool. Put in a name, see the difference between the Old/New Reports.</li>
<li>We hope this tool will help. It is designed to be a shelf reference. We update the tool once a month, a couple of weeks ahead of the TSE.</li>
</ul>


July saw 825 new Corporate Governance Reports filed and 8 new "Mgmt Conscious of Capital Cost/Stock Price" policies filed. June saw 1,673 and 5, respectively. That's 2500 cos.
We created a tool show every report, provide links to every document, and now a new diff file tool. Put in a name, see the difference between the Old/New Reports.
We hope this tool will help. It is designed to be a shelf reference. We update the tool once a month, a couple of weeks ahead of the TSE.


Japan CorpGovReport Details: TSE "Mgmt Conscious of Capital Cost/Stock Price" Details (Aug24)

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>With FY23 earnings in May, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyota-motor-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:73:1" rel="noopener">Toyota Motor (7203 JP)</a> announced a ¥1trn buyback (410mm shares, 3.04%). Given shares were ¥3,599 the day before, it meant fewer shares or a Tender.</li>
<li>Like Honda (who hadn't bought pre-offering), Toyota hadn't bought back in the first couple of months. We knew there was bank and insurer overhang. That overhang lasts for years. </li>
<li>Today, Toyota announced an "organised" 410mm share ¥1trln Tender Offer Buyback. Several financial institutions have announced plans to tender. This provides guidance on supply/demand for the rest of the year.</li>
</ul>


With FY23 earnings in May, Toyota Motor (7203 JP) announced a ¥1trn buyback (410mm shares, 3.04%). Given shares were ¥3,599 the day before, it meant fewer shares or a Tender.
Like Honda (who hadn't bought pre-offering), Toyota hadn't bought back in the first couple of months. We knew there was bank and insurer overhang. That overhang lasts for years. 
Today, Toyota announced an "organised" 410mm share ¥1trln Tender Offer Buyback. Several financial institutions have announced plans to tender. This provides guidance on supply/demand for the rest of the year.


Toyota's BIG Buyback Via Tender Offer from Banks & Insurers

<ul>
<li>This month (June) saw 1,673 Corporate Governance Reports filed and 5 new "Mgmt Conscious of Capital Cost/Stock Price" policies filed. </li>
<li>We created a tool show every report, provide links to every document, and now a new diff file tool. Put in a name, see the difference between the Old/New Reports.</li>
<li>We hope this took will help. It is designed to be a shelf reference. We update the tool once a month, a couple of weeks ahead of the TSE.</li>
</ul>


This month (June) saw 1,673 Corporate Governance Reports filed and 5 new "Mgmt Conscious of Capital Cost/Stock Price" policies filed. 
We created a tool show every report, provide links to every document, and now a new diff file tool. Put in a name, see the difference between the Old/New Reports.
We hope this took will help. It is designed to be a shelf reference. We update the tool once a month, a couple of weeks ahead of the TSE.


Japan CorpGovReport Details: TSE "Mgmt Conscious of Capital Cost/Stock Price" Details (Jul24)

Japan

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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