Acceleration of reductions in cross-shareholdings at Japanese firms
Cross-shareholdings, which companies in Japan built decades ago to facilitate business relationships, continue to be prevalent in the country. Join our webinar to hear our analysts share insights on what the unwinding of cross-shareholdings means for Japanese firms.
- Why are Japanese firms accelerating the divestment of cross-shareholdings now?
- What credit implications arise from unwinding cross-shareholdings in both financial and non-financial sectors?
- How will reducing cross-shareholdings impact governance in Japanese companies?
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SpeakersAlka Anbarasu Associate Managing Director, Financial Institutions Moody's Ratings
Tomoya Suzuki Vice President – Senior Credit Officer, Financial Institutions Group Moody's Ratings
Dean Enjo Vice President – Senior Analyst, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings
Ryohei Nishio Vice President - Senior Analyst, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings
Soichiro Makimoto Vice President - Senior Credit Officer, Financial Institutions Moody's Ratings
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Alka Anbarasu is an Associate Managing Director in the Financial Institutions Group in Asia. Based in Singapore, Alka is responsible for Moody's analytical teams covering ratings and research on banks, insurance companies, and non-bank financial institutions in Japan, ASEAN and Indian Sub-continent. Alka also coordinates the Global Financial Institution Group's efforts on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) scoring and research. Alka is a regular speaker at Moody's market briefings, external conferences podcasts and broadcast media. She is very active in promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) initiatives and is a passionate impact leader for Moody's Community Impact initiatives in Asia.
Alka joined Moody's in 2013 and over the years has led the ratings of several high profile Asian financial institutions. Prior to joining Moody's, she worked in the investment banking division of J.P. Morgan in London and Mumbai and ING Vysya Bank in India. She has close to 20 years of experience in the financial industry. Alka holds an MBA from the Xavier Institute of Management in India.
Tomoya Suzuki is a Vice President and Senior Credit Officer with the Financial Institutions Group.
Based in Tokyo, he covers a portfolio of Japanese issuers comprising megabanks, major banks, securities firms, finance companies, and life insurers. Prior to this, he covered Japanese property and casualty insurers.
Before joining Moody’s Ratings, Tomoya worked in credit risk management at Credit Suisse in Tokyo, and in credit investment at a Japanese bank.
Tomoya holds a Bachelor of Arts in Finance and International Business from the University of South Carolina.
Dean Enjo is a Senior Analyst with the Corporate Finance Group of Moody’s Japan. He is a lead analyst for companies across a broad range of sectors including automobiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and retail products.
Dean has extensive work experience in the Japanese financial industry. Dean previously worked at Manulife Life Insurance Company Japan, where he was a fixed income portfolio manager for its general account investment division. Prior to that, he worked as an equity research analyst at CLSA Securities Japan / Credit Agricole Securities Japan and at a hedge fund focused on Japanese equities.
He holds a master’s degree from Harvard University, an M.B.A. from the University of Hertfordshire, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of British Columbia.
Ryohei Nishio is a Vice President - Senior Analyst with Moody’s Corporate Finance Group. Based in Tokyo, he covers a portfolio of Japanese corporates in various sectors, including telecom, beverage, and manufacturing.
Before joining Moody’s, Ryohei worked for J.P. Morgan in Tokyo as a Credit Officer, covering a wide range of large Japanese corporate clients. Prior to that, he started his career at Rating and Investment Information, Inc. as a Rating Analyst.
Ryohei holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Management from Hitotsubashi University. He is a CFA charterholder, and a member of the CFA Society Japan.
Soichiro Makimoto is a Vice President and Senior Credit Officer with Moody’s Japan K.K. He covers Japanese banks and insurance companies.
Soichiro has around 20 years of analytical experience and expertise in a variety of areas in the financial services industry.
Before joining Moody’s, he worked as a consultant on the banking and insurance industries for PwC and other firms, providing services related to M&A strategy, regulatory and rating agency advisory, risk/profit management, auditing and assurance and financial product development and sales strategy.
Soichiro holds a Master’s in physics from the University of Tokyo. He is a CFA charterholder and also a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Japan.