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Japan’s Coming Golden Age of Activism
Ground breaking research by Zuhair Khan at Jefferies indicates that a friendly engagement stance works better with small cap companies in Japan We would like to draw our readers' attention to the ground breaking analysis on corporate activism in Japan carried out by...
PRI Update
It's that time of year again.... We are delighted to share our updated public PRI report with you...
Our CEO Paola Perotti attends JP Morgan ESG Roundtable
27 February 2019 This event brought together industry leaders amongst asset managers, pension funds and consultants, to discuss practical strategies to respond to the trends in ESG investing The roundtable focused on three key areas of discussion: Trends and...
SMBC Nikko Executive Conference Tokyo 2019
Toshi Oguchi presents on Corporate governance of Japanese companies at the SMBC Nikko Executive Conference Tokyo 2019. Japan's Corporate Governance Code was published in 2015 and revised in 2018. Mr. Oguchi explained how Japanese companies have been working on...
ESG Investing is here to stay
We are pleased to point out a blog published by MSCI on 12th February highlights how ESG issues are becoming increasingly fundamental to a new generation of investors and references a number of recent studies showing a positive correlation between ESG and...
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GO Investment Partners at ICGN Amsterdam 11-12 February 2019
Our marketing director Staffan Elmgren will attend the Corporate Governance and Stewardship Academic Day 2019 jointly organised by ICGN and ECGI on 11th February 2019 and the ICGN conference on 12 February 2019 in Amsterdam. Please get in touch with us or Staffan...
Nissan has failed to draw up clear plan in wake of Ghosn’s spectacular downfall
'Governance is about checks and balances, so if there was too much power concentrated in the chairman, the responsibility lies in the directors of the board.' Toshi Oguchi comments on Carlros Ghosn exit. Read the FT story...
Yoshi Maeda on engaging with Japanese corporates at Jefferies Activism Summit
Last week Jefferies hosted its first annual Japan Corporate Governance and Activism Summit to discuss the unique opportunities and challenges faced by corporate governance reformers and activist investors in Japan. Our colleague Yoshi Maeda shared his perspective on...
Toshi Oguchi adds his thoughts to latest news on Nissan in The Nikkei Asian Review
The Nikkei Asian Review reflects on how the Ghosn scandal unmasked Nissan’s lack of governance. Most experts agree that this stems from the fact that Nissan had few outside directors with management experience. Toshi Oguchi, our representative director of GO Japan...