A Japan-inspired strategy of seeking to boost shareholder returns, corporate governance and market valuations is spreading like a wildfire across Asia.
From Seoul to New Delhi, governments and regulators are hurrying to implement their own versions of Japan¡¯s decadelong program of structural reforms that helped drive its benchmark index to a record high this year. While these initiatives vary, they are often collectively referred by the term coined by South Korea: "Value Up.¡±
The timing looks to be fortuitous for investors: Donald Trump¡¯s election victory this month and his adversarial trade policies threaten to undermine Asia¡¯s economic growth and corporate earnings. There are already some signs "value up¡± can counter this threat.
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