Japan's Financial Services Agency - Stewardship Code : 197 Institutional Investors Have Signed Up To The Principles For Responsible Institutional Investors

The Council of Experts Concerning the Japanese Version of the Stewardship Code (Chairman: Professor Hiroyuki Kansaku, The University of Tokyo) published the Principles for Institutional Investors (Japan’s Stewardship Code) in February 27, 2014. The Council requested the FSA to publish and periodically update the list of institutional investors who announced their acceptance of the Code.

(Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors «Japan’s Stewardship Code»- To promote sustainable growth of companies through investment and dialogue - Publication of the final version and invitation to institutional investors to sign up for the Code)

On September 11, 2015, the FSA published the updated version of the list of institutional investors who had notified the FSA of their intention to accept the Code as of the end of August 2015. There are 197 institutional investors from Japan and abroad in the list, including 6 investors who newly announced their acceptance of the Code between this Jun and August.

Trust banks (Shintaku Ginko) : 7 [±0 from the previous list]
Investment managers (Toshishintaku/Toshikomon Gaisha) : 139[+6 from the previous list]
Pension funds : 23 [±0from the previous list]
Insurance companies : 21 [±0 from the previous list]
Others (service providers, etc.) : 7 [±0 from the previous list]

(Total) : 197 [+6from the previous list]

Please also refer to “Stewardship Code: Message from the FSA”, which was published on September, 2, 2014.

The FSA is planning to update the list quarterly. More specifically, the information as of the end of February, May, August and November respectively is due to be published early in the following month.

(Appendix)List of institutional investors who have signed to the “Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors” «Japan’s Stewardship Code» - To promote sustainable growth of companies through investment and dialogue - (PDF:109KB)

(Reference)The list highlighted the institutional investors who newly announced their acceptance of the Code between this June and August (PDF:106KB)

The next update, which will cover the information as of the end of November, is scheduled for early December 2015. Those who newly intend to accept the Code are invited to notify the FSA (jstewardship@fsa.go.jp) by the end of November of their intention as well as the institution’s name, name of the person in charge, contact information (email address) and the URL where the announcement of the acceptance of the Code and the disclosure items described in the Code have been released.