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Boom In Japanese M&A Deals
Abenomics is incentivizing Japanese companies to look for opportunities abroad.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Japanese Bond Market Rebounds Fueled By Domestic Investors Tolerance Of Greater Risk
Japanese investors are beginning to shake off their notorious aversion to risk and foreign companies and governments are taking advantage.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Japan Post Bank To Establish Hedge Fund In Hunt For Yield
Abenomics has hit the Japanese banking sector hard and now the Post Bank is taking an unprecedented step in the hunt for yields.
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Wary Travelers On The Silk Road
Japan’s support for the BRI looks like a new dawn for Sino-Japanese trade relations, but the reality is complex.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Concordia Shakeup Part Of Sea Change In Japanese Governance
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic policies and regulatory regime are overturning long-established practices in the Japanese financial system.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Japanese Tech Giant Rakuten Enters The Mobile Fray
A Japanese ecommerce and Internet company is breaking into the mobile market.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Do Corporations Need Cryptos?
The few corporations that have embraced cryptocurrencies tend to be small or troubled. However, spinoff technologies from digital currency such as blockchain are likely to play a major role in corporate finance and international banking.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
New CPTPP Chips Away At U.S. Prestige
U.S. President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership prompted the other 11 nations that were party to the agreement to forge ahead in a new pact without the U.S.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Restructuring Pro Takes Over At Toshiba
Nobuaki Kurumatani, a former banker experienced in restructuring distressed companies,will be the first outsider to run the electronics giant in more than 50 years.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Life Insurers Trade Bonds For Project Finance
Japanese life insurance companies are turning to the project finance market in a bid to achieve higher yields. The move comes as Japan’s ultra-loose monetary policy—dubbed “Abenomics” after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe—has resulted in a paucity of available ...