In today’s briefing:
- Last Week in Event SPACE: SBI Sumishin Net Bank, Western Areas, Keisei Electric, Crown Resorts
- Japan’s Governance: Diversity Is Strength:Update
Last Week in Event SPACE: SBI Sumishin Net Bank, Western Areas, Keisei Electric, Crown Resorts
- SBI Sumishin Net Bank (7163 JP) is likely to be a hot IPO. One small problem is the lack of dividends.
- Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals pivots to a back-end JV with IGO Ltd (IGO AU) after recently paying through terms on Western Areas (WSA AU).
- Crown Resorts (CWN AU) enters into a Scheme with Blackstone as Star Entertainment Group (SGR AU) bows out.
Japan’s Governance: Diversity Is Strength:Update
- I have introduced Monogatari Corporation (3097) before as a listed company that has been implementing advanced diversity initiatives. This article will update as I participated in the analyst meeting.
- The essence of D&I is to instill a culture of “it’s okay for everyone to be different,” so that each person is not afraid to voice his or her opinion.
- By having each person express their opinion, it creates a culture of discussion within the company. President Kato says that there are three benefits to this.
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