New Snake Year's Message from JPX Group CEO Yamaji Hiromi
Greetings to all for the New Year. I wish everyone health and prosperity for the year ahead. It has been exactly a year since the new NISA scheme was launched. As the Japanese economy begins to move toward inflation and individuals become more aware of and interested in investment, I feel that after a long wait, there has now been steady progress in the "shift from savings to investment." We at JPX have also been working to support these trends by providing platforms that enable easier investment for everyone. Last year, as well as beginning discussion on issues around and possible ways to enable smaller investments through the Study Group on Small-Size Investments, in November we acted to expand trading opportunities and improve transparency in closing price formation through the extension of trading hours and the introduction of a Closing Auction Session. Also, many companies have begun to take constructive action, including disclosure, in response to our M...
