Origins of investor stewardship and the Japan code
Abenomics brought a host of changes to Japan, not least the introduction of a new stewardship code for investors. The code is now being updated with new guidance, explains Kerrie Waring of the ICGN.
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Stewardship is not a new concept. The seminal 1992 Cadbury Report recommended that investors should
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