* Says it acquired shares of GUOTAI JUNAN SECURITIES for $10 million, in Hong Kong stock exchange Source text in Japanese:goo.gl/ypqE8D Further company coverage: (Beijing Headline News) ( read original story ...)
Italian satellite launcher Avio gains 6.6% in IPO as it readies for next space race
They include countries such as Peru and Vietnam, beyond bigger nations like Brazil, South Korea and Japan. “It is a question of independence, or if you like of nondependence,” Ranzo told the Associated Press. “Whether we like it or not, our economy ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba aims to file results Tuesday without auditor endorsement: source
Such a filing would be unprecedented for a major Tokyo-based firm and would put financial regulators and the Tokyo Stock Exchange center stage as they weigh whether it would be acceptable, as well as the pros and cons of forcing it to delist. Failing to ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba aims to file results Tuesday, even if auditors don't sign off – sources
Such a filing would be unprecedented in Japan and would put financial regulators and the Tokyo Stock Exchange center stage as they weigh whether it would be acceptable as well as the pros and cons of forcing it to delist. Toshiba has failed to file audited ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ paints brighter picture of regional Japan, Trump uncertainty niggles
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan offered its most optimistic view of the country's regional economies in nearly a decade, even as some firms warned that uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies could affect their capital expenditure ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Lixil Viva announces IPO on Tokyo Stock Exchange on April 12
April 9 Lixil Viva Corp: * Says its stock will begin trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on April 12, 2017, under the symbol "3564" * In its initial public offering, the company will offer a total of 19,623,800 common shares, comprised of newly issued ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises after yen weakens; financials outperform on rising U.S. yields
TOKYO, April 10 Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Monday morning as comments from a U.S. central banker supported the dollar against the yen, bolstering exporter stocks, while rising U.S. yields helped financial stocks outperform. The Nikkei gained 0.8 ... ( read original story ...)
Startups in Japan seeing ample cash but lack of innovators
TOKYO — Japan Inc. where companies with roots going back decades, if not centuries, have long dominated, is finally warming up to startups. Major banks and venture capitalists are keen to tap into faster growth by investing in innovative entrepreneurs ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan's Kuroda repeats resolve to maintain massive stimulus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday reiterated the central bank's resolve to maintain its massive monetary stimulus until inflation is stably above its 2 percent target. "Japan's economy continues to recover moderately as a ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech spurs rebound in finance job hopping
TOKYO -- Job turnover in Japan's financial sector has rebounded as both domestic and foreign institutions search for talent to meet their increasingly international and technical needs. Tokyo-based JAC Recruitment, a leading recruiter for banks and other ... ( read original story ...)
Japan should push back on any U.S. attack on yen policy – Abe adviser
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan should push back against any U.S. suggestion that it is suppressing the yen's value for trade advantage, an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, in a bid to preempt criticism of Japan's currency policy. Koichi Hamada ... ( read original story ...)
EuroBiotech Report: Astellas-Ogeda, Verona IPO, Calypso IBD deal, BerGenBio IPO and Enterprise Therapeutics
We start this week with two deals between European biotechs and larger Japanese companies. Belgium’s Ogeda struck ... Verona Pharma filed for an $86 million Nasdaq IPO to fund mid-phase trials in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cystic fibrosis. ( read original story ...)
Kinki finance staff met with Osaka officials five times to hash out Moritomo’s school application
OSAKA – The Osaka Prefectural Government announced Thursday that staff from the Finance Ministry’s Kinki Local Finance Bureau met with its officials five times over 16 months to discuss scandal-plagued Moritomo Gakuen’s application to open a new ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei gains limited by U.S. Syria strike; posts 4th weekly drop
TOKYO, April 7 Japan's Nikkei share average edged up in choppy trade on Friday but gains were limited as the U.S. missile strike on Syria curbed investors' risk appetite. The Nikkei rose 0.4 percent to 18,664.63 after traversing positive and negative trade. ( read original story ...)
Osaka Marathon, One of Japan's Biggest Citizens' Marathons, Ready to Accept Entry Applications from April 7
OSAKA, Japan, April 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Osaka Marathon Organizing Committee will start at 10 a.m. (Japan time) on Friday, April 7, the process of accepting applications for runners in the 7th Osaka Marathon scheduled for Sunday, November 26, 2017 ... ( read original story ...)
ReNew Power plans IPO to raise up to $600 million
NEW DELHI: India's largest clean energy producer ReNew Power is planning an initial public offering (IPO) of shares to raise up to $600 million after it closed the latest round of funding from Japan's JERA, a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Co. and ... ( read original story ...)