Japan is loosening corporate governance constraints
Efforts to dismantle cross-held shares and improve board oversight are succeeding amid heightened interest from private equity and activist investors.
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Two leaders of an Australian fund explain how they challenged deceptive messages about investment capability, and raised the game of the companies they work with.January 13, 2016 by Art Kleiner and Josie ThomsonSecrets of the Activist Manager
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