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Daily Brief ESG: To Make the TSE Prime Market in Line with the Original Concept of the Market and more

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  • To Make the TSE Prime Market in Line with the Original Concept of the Market

To Make the TSE Prime Market in Line with the Original Concept of the Market

By Aki Matsumoto

  • As for “liquidity,” one of the problems of TSE market restructuring, if the selection criteria for TOPIX components are raised, fewer companies will be forced to cling to prime market.
  • Regarding “engagement” challenge, a solution is reducing the number of TOPIX components, since low fees and many portfolio companies of passive funds prevent investment managers from devoting resources to engagements.
  • Regarding “sustainable growth” challenge, inflation would be a catalyst for learning from history, where an environment that forced all companies to change caused a change in the mindset of managers.

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