Toshiba has a path to growth, but faces long road back to success
Despite having had to sell off core businesses in recent years, the firm still has a way back to prosperity through infrastructure services and renewables.
Corporate governance issues haunt troubled Toshiba as it faces off with investors
Amid scandal, a shareholders meeting on Friday is set to be a showdown between Toshiba’s board, who are pushing to retain Chairman Osamu Nagayama, and investors who want him out.
Carlos Ghosn looms over Nissan annual meeting years after arrest
Shareholders at the automaker’s annual meeting Tuesday repeatedly questioned executives about the events surrounding Ghosn’s 2018 arrest.
Toshiba's top shareholder, Effissimo, seeks change after probe found foul play
The Singapore-based fund called on the group to improve its "dysfunctional" governance, after it was found to have colluded with the government to influence a general shareholders' meeting.
Tokyo bourse parent urges Toshiba to disclose information on governance
A probe by lawyers revealed last week that Toshiba sought the industry ministry's help in blocking proposals by foreign activist investors.
‘Deeply disturbing’ Toshiba report points to powerful figures
It’s a rare public account of how Japan’s bureaucrats allegedly coordinated with a private company to exert control over foreign shareholders.
Toshiba apologizes to shareholders after probe showed firm influenced vote
An independent investigation found that Toshiba had sought government help when seeking to install its slate of directors.
Toshiba to drop two board members as shareholders demand action
An advisory firm has recommended voting against five board members, including the dropped pair, after a probe found the firm colluded with the government to fix a key shareholder vote.
In revolt, four directors call for Toshiba shake-up after explosive probe
The public pushback by the independent directors, all non-Japanese, shows how the old guard of Japan Inc. can no longer exert full control over shareholders.
Toshiba sought ministry help to swing key vote, probe finds
Toshiba sought government help in an attempt to influence a key shareholder vote that installed its slate of directors, a probe has found in a vindication for investor activism in Japan.
Japan's GPIF, forerunner on ESG investing, pulls back as trend catches on
Constrained by stricter legal restraints, the world's top pension fund has largely been quiet on impact investing since appointing a new chief investment officer in April 2020.
Fear and reprisals: How Nissan crushed its Ghosn probe whistleblower
The firm's former top lawyer says he endured retaliation, demotions and surveillance of his family after questioning the integrity of the investigation.
