In February 2015, bankers working on Japan's biggest IPO in three decades woke to news that left them shaken. Their client had just closed a multi-billion dollar deal - but had kept them firmly out of the loop. Just months ahead of its listing, state-owned ... ( read original story ...)
RPT-Taking a Toll: How Japan Post's big global bet unravelled
Japan Post wrote down $3.6 bln of $4.9 bln Toll purchase * Deal came ahead of Japan Post listing, surprised IPO bankers * Writedown raises questions over due diligence, management * Comes as govt prepares follow-up sale of Japan Post shares By Thomas ... ( read original story ...)
Port IPO opens to subscribers
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which is financing ... Thouen said his confidence in the IPO was based on the SAP’s potential for growth as Cambodia’s principal seaport. But just to sweeten the deal SAP has offered private investors ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Post looking to buy Nomura’s stake in real estate unit: sources
The government sold shares in Japan Post Holdings in 2015, mainly to retail investors, as part of a $12 billion IPO that included its banking and insurance subsidiaries. Its shares, which listed at ¥1,400, have been trading below that level since March. ( read original story ...)
HRnetGroup pre-markets Singapore IPO
HRnetGroup has launched pre-marketing for a Singapore initial public offering that will represent the first major flotation of a recruitment services firm in Asia outside Japan. The prospective deal should also provide much-needed diversification for the ... ( read original story ...)
Recent IPO Trivago Takes Trip North After Strong Q1 Earnings
which includes Japan, India and Russia. IBD'S TAKE: For news and analysis on the hottest initial public offerings, visit the IBD page on IPO Leaders. "The investments we have made in the business are paying off," Trivago Chief Financial Officer Axel ... ( read original story ...)
Stress in Japanese corporate bonds seen as a sign of things to come
TOKYO Yields are rising in Japan's tiny corporate bond market as traders pre-emptively brace for the Bank of Japan to stop being buyer of last resort, making this market a microcosm of wider fears over the end of Japan's four-year-long stimulus policy. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Chief: Unwinding Stimulus Won’t Bring Turmoil
TOKYO—Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank will be able to unwind its massive policy stimulus “quite well,” dismissing concerns that a shift away from years of aggressive easing could roil the economy. “Whoever the leader…I ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Blood Banking Market: Reagent and Instrument Supplier Shares, and Market Segment Sales Forecasts [Updated: 28062016] Prices from USD $1850
This report provides an overview of the Japanese blood banking market, including sales and market shares of leading suppliers of blood typing, grouping and infectious disease screening tests, as well as test volume and sales forecasts by market segment. ( read original story ...)
Has the Bank of Japan really tamed long rates?
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan has managed to stabilize long-term interest rates at its target level of around 0%, but its efforts have sapped vitality out of the Japanese government bond market and may have planted the seeds of future volatility. Japan Bond ... ( read original story ...)
Japan economy expands at fastest pace in a year in January-March
TOKYO Japan's economy expanded at the fastest pace in a year in the first quarter, government data showed on Thursday, heightening prospects of a steady recovery driven by robust global demand. The data offers some relief to Bank of Japan policymakers ... ( read original story ...)
Low interest rates still squeezing Japanese banking profits
TOKYO -- Japan's five leading banking groups reported a third straight year of shrinking aggregate profit Monday, hampered by the central bank's negative interest rate policy, but the strength of their overseas operations helped stave off a worse result. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Aramco Announces Key Appointments Ahead of IPO
The new appointments come ahead of a highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) that may be the largest in the world. Aramco also appointed six deputy chairmen and two associate general councils, according to an initial memorandum of understanding ... ( read original story ...)
Is Cameco Corp. Still a Long-Term Opportunity?
A recent decision by an Osaka court ruled out some of those closures ... Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner just issued a Buy Recommendation on this recent Canadian IPO. Stock Advisor Canada’s Chief Investment Adviser, Iain Butler, also recommended ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's ruling party heavyweight signals readiness to join AIIB: Nikkei
TOKYO Japan's senior ruling party official has signaled Tokyo's readiness to join the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), saying it was crucial to reach a decision soon, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday. "The key would be how ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Fintech Head: Don't Expect Central Banks to Lead DLT
While central banks around the world are taking an active interest in blockchain and digital ledger technology (DLT), we shouldn't expect the institutions that manage money supplies to lead their development. That was one takeaway from a new conversation ... ( read original story ...)