Sustainable Finance
Diverging Paths: Japan Embraces ESG As US Retreats
Political opposition stalls US momentum in green investing, while Japan takes the lead with GX bonds and a long-term financing...
Japan
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Insurance
Aflac’s Brad Dyslin On Japan’s Investment Shifts, Tariffs, And Insurance M&As
Dyslin, Global CIO and President of Global Investments, discusses managing yen exposure, the role of private investments in the insurance...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Nippon Steel Still Wants To Acquire United States Steel
Outgoing President Joe Biden dropped a bombshell when he issued an executive order last month blocking the purchase of United...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Japan: Startups Wanted
For decades, Japan’s corporate giants relied on in-house R&D to drive innovation, while startups exited primarily via IPOs. But with...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Japan: Nippon Makes Record Overseas Insurance Purchase
Nippon Life Insurance, Japan’s largest private insurer, is spending $8.2 billion on global life insurance firm Resolution Life Group Holdings—marking...
Japan
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Transaction Banking
BNY, Mizuho Announce Partnership On Trade Services
BNY and Mizuho Bank, the oldest banks in the US and Japan, respectively, announced on Sunday an agreement to expand...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Nippon Steel’s Global Strategy Dented By Rebuff
The Japanese giant is betting its growth plans on its U.S. Steel acquisition, but political opposition is derailing the effort....
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Central Banker Report Cards 2024: Asia-Pacific
Australia Michele Bullock: Too Early To Say Reserve Bank of Australia veteran Michele Bullock took the helm as the bank’s...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Canadian Chain Store Giant Eyes 7-Eleven Parent In Japan
Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) has set its sights on Seven & i Holdings, the Tokyo-based parent company...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
The Philippines: New Samurai Bond Issue’s Political Backdrop
The Philippines is looking to Japan to partially finance its ballooning debt as Manila moves to strengthen ties between the...
Banking
Japan Megabanks’ Sale Of Strategic Shares Marks Big Priority Shift
The plan by the Big Three banks to unwind their cross-shareholdings points to a long-awaited turn to better corporate governance....