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Reforms press Japanese firms to put cash to use

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JAPAN

Pension fund and corporate governance reform in Japan.

US states are taking more action on the use of ESG

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UNITED STATES

Republican states wanting to stall ESG practices are passing legislation limiting their use by financial services firms such as asset managers and banks. However, resultant…

South African corporate governance faces more scrutiny

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SOUTH AFRICA

South African corporate governance

South African corporate governance faces key reckoning

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SOUTH AFRICA

South African corporate governance.

Investors will step up corporate governance monitoring

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INTERNATIONAL

Corporate governance.

Firms to assess human and physical capital needs ahead

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INTERNATIONAL

Many may be compelled to reconsider not only their supply chains but also their corporate governance style and the amount of tax they are willing to pay to support state-financed…

Low returns drive Japanese megabanks further overseas

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JAPAN

The overseas activities of Japan's megabanks.

UMNO rural vote likely to survive in Malaysia

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MALAYSIA

Rural constituencies and Malaysia's forthcoming general election.

Financial strains put China's economy in jeopardy

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CHINA

The risk of a financial crisis in China.

Samsung phablet fire fiasco will hurt South Korea

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SOUTH KOREA

This followed Samsung's decision to axe its initially much-praised Galaxy Note 7 'phablet' smartphone, launched only in August, after explosions (whose precise cause remains…