Tokyo Stock Exchange

Deals for startups reach record in Japan before listing curbs

Regulators warn that they could delist firms that fail to reach a market value of 10 billion yen within five years going public

The book value of companies has been one area of focus for investors amid the TSE’s years-long campaign to unlock higher returns to shareholders.

Tokyo bourse pressed for more disclosure on management buyouts

The concerns underscore how low valuations are still overhanging the market, even after Japan’s key equity indexes stormed to fresh record highs in August

Share prices being displayed inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo. Call overwriting is especially appealing in Japan, where interest rates remain some of the lowest among developed markets.

Popular option trade spurs Japan bourse to seek new ETF listings

The Tokyo Stock Exchange is asking an advisory body for guidance to take on exchange-traded funds that use non-listed instruments, say two managers at the bourse

The Tokyo exchange has emphasised since last year that its priority for listed firms is quality rather than a big numbers of companies.

Japan firms exit Tokyo exchange at record pace in delisting rush

The TSE has called on companies to pursue goals including improving their valuations and cutting overly close ties with other companies in the form of cross-shareholdings

A total of 2.1 trillion yen (S$18.7 billion) worth of shares of Hello Kitty owner Sanrio were traded in May on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, more than double from last month and exceeding 1.7 trillion yen for Toyota.

Hello Kitty owner overtakes Toyota in stock turnover

Shares of Sanrio, which was added to MSCI’s Japan index last month, jumped 12% in May

Japan and South Korea have shifted responsibility for addressing share price undervaluation to companies themselves – something that is currently lacking in Singapore’s listing rules.
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A Tokyo Stock Exchange employee, a man in his 20s, was suspected of providing information on listed companies’ tender offers multiple times this year to a relative  of his.

Tokyo exchange employee under probe for alleged insider trading, JPX says

A TOKYO Stock Exchange employee is under investigation by the country’s financial watchdog for suspected insider trading, its parent company Japan Exchange Group (JPX) said on Wednesday.

New listings look to be gaining momentum again as the Nikkei 225 Stock Average has rebounded more than 20 per cent from this year’s intraday low set on Aug 5.

Jumbo listings set to boost Japan’s market as sentiment recovers

TWO jumbo initial public offerings may roughly triple the amount of money raised in Japan’s stock market this year as sentiment bounces back from this month’s sell-off.