Glass Lewis expects all governance issues and most proposal types to be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and we will exercise our existing discretion and pragmatism to prioritize timing, certainty, disclosure and voting on any [...]
Glass Lewis has submitted a comment letter on proposed Revisions to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors ≪Japan’s Stewardship Code≫. In particular, Glass Lewis shared comments regarding the new Principle 8, which provides guidance to [...]
Glass Lewis’ Japan team had a busy 2017 engagement program. We learned a lot along the way, and in anticipation of the 2018 main season we’re sharing our findings in this special report. The report [...]
Glass Lewis has revised its statement regarding Japan's Stewardship Code, in November 2017. Download
A little over a month after the original story broke, Kobe Steel continues to make headlines for falsifying data on its products, and the problems continue to reach ever deeper. This scandal is just the latest in a long line to [...]
Glass Lewis' 2017 Proxy Season Case Studies are now available for a variety of markets. Our Case Study reviews provide perspectives on the recent proxy seasons in each region, with a focus on insights gained [...]
Glass Lewis has released additional updated policy guidelines for the 2017 proxy season. The following markets have recently been published: United Kingdom Continental Europe Japan Guidelines for additional markets will be published over the next [...]
TOKYO (September 30th, 2016) QUICK, a leading Japanese provider of value-added, global financial and economic information, has started delivering Glass Lewis’ Proxy Paper research service to Nomura Asset Management, a leading institutional investor in Japan. [...]
The 2016 proxy season was widely expected to build on the notable improvements and encouraging trends prompted by Japan’s recent legislative and regulatory efforts to strengthen its corporate governance practice. This was broadly the case [...]
Like a rampaging Godzilla through the streets of downtown Tokyo, Nintendo’s Pokémon GO smartphone app has shaken up the social gaming world. This cultural phenomenon has led millions of 20-to- 30-something- year-olds chasing virtual cartoon [...]