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Daily Brief ESG: Will the Legal Reform of Substantial Shareholder Disclosure Change the Voting Practices? and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Will the Legal Reform of Substantial Shareholder Disclosure Change the Voting Practices?


Will the Legal Reform of Substantial Shareholder Disclosure Change the Voting Practices?

By Aki Matsumoto

  • Following promotion of collaborative engagement, which was demanded by investors, the law will now be amended to allow companies to request disclosure of beneficial shareholders, which was requested by companies.
  • This is due to the fact that the company is wary of overseas investors as the cross-shareholding structure begins to crumble and the foreign ownership remains at a high level.
  • Under the guise of “to activate engagement,” it is expected that SR activities will become more active in order to address proxy voting.

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