Leveraging Institutional Investor and Individual Shareholder Networks
First written in FY2016. 8 of 16 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「To provide these services, アイ・アールジャパン uses an institutional investor network covering fund managers, analysts, and proxy voting officers, together with a network of 58,704 individual shareholders registered with the web-based survey system “株主ひろば,” to collect daily the information essential to providing consulting services in Japan and overseas (as of 31 March 2026).」
The individual shareholder network comprised 58,704 people, an increase from 58,201 in the previous fiscal year. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「To provide these services, アイ・アールジャパン uses an institutional investor network covering fund managers, analysts, and proxy voting officers, together with a network of 58,201 individual shareholders registered with the web-based survey system “株主ひろば,” to collect daily the information essential to providing consulting services in Japan and overseas (as of 31 March 2025).」
The individual shareholder network comprised 58,201 people, an increase from 56,940 in FY2024. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「To provide these services, アイ・アールジャパン uses an institutional investor network covering fund managers, analysts, and proxy voting officers, together with a network of 56,940 individual shareholders registered with the web-based survey system “株主ひろば,” to collect daily the information essential to providing consulting services in Japan and overseas (as of 31 March 2024).」
The individual shareholder network comprised 56,940 people, an increase from the previously confirmed figure of 56,748. - FY2022The scale and composition of the networks changedAnnual report
「The company uses an institutional investor network covering fund managers, analysts, and proxy voting officers at 1,734 domestic and 8,936 overseas firms, together with a network of 56,748 individual shareholders registered with the web-based survey system “株主ひろば,” to collect daily the information essential to providing consulting services in Japan and overseas (as of 31 March 2022).」
The domestic institutional investor network and individual shareholder network expanded, while the overseas institutional investor network declined from 9,158 to 8,936 firms, changing the scale and composition of the networks. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「The company uses an institutional investor network covering fund managers, analysts, and proxy voting officers at 947 domestic and 9,158 overseas firms, together with a network of 56,283 individual shareholders registered with the web-based survey system “株主ひろば,” to collect daily the information essential to providing consulting services in Japan and overseas (as of 31 March 2021).」
The institutional investor network comprised 947 domestic and 9,158 overseas firms, while the individual shareholder network comprised 56,283 people, increasing from 897 domestic firms, 8,578 overseas firms, and 56,103 people in the previous fiscal year. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The group’s AI and research infrastructure are rapidly enhancing its unique database. Related organizations are making full use of AI to collect and analyze around the clock intelligence data covering the shareholdings, voting activities, and tender offer information of institutional shareholders and activists worldwide, bringing the database rapidly to the highest global level.」
The disclosure describes the enhancement of an intelligence platform that uses AI and research capabilities to collect and analyze around the clock information on the shareholdings, voting activities, and tender offers of institutional shareholders and activists. - FY2021-Q1Enhancement of institutional shareholder informationAnnual report
「The company is expanding its mandates by using intelligence covering cutting-edge voting and tender offer information on institutional shareholders worldwide to provide highly sophisticated, world-class solutions.」
The value proposition for the network has evolved from presenting the number of firms and people covered to using intelligence covering voting and tender offer information on institutional shareholders worldwide. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「The company uses an institutional investor network covering fund managers, analysts, and proxy voting officers at 897 domestic and 8,578 overseas firms, together with a network of 56,103 individual shareholders registered with the web-based survey system “株主ひろば,” to collect daily the information essential to providing consulting services in Japan and overseas (as of 31 March 2020).」
The institutional investor network comprised 897 domestic and 8,578 overseas firms, while the individual shareholder network comprised 56,103 people. Compared with the previous figures of 897 firms, 8,578 firms, and 56,103 people, respectively, all had increased from FY2019. - FY2020-Q2Redefinition of network size and metricsAnnual report
「In addition to SR advisory services, whose greatest strength is shareholder engagement on voting matters with more than 6,000 institutional shareholders worldwide that continuously invest in Japanese companies,」
The description has shifted from the number of firms in the institutional investor network and the number of proxy voting officers to shareholder engagement on voting matters with more than 6,000 institutional shareholders worldwide as the metric and expression used. - FY2020-Q1Expansion and redefinition of the metrics covered by the researchAnnual report
「The group is accelerating efforts to strengthen its research infrastructure for independently conducting thorough research and analysis of the voting activities of more than 5,000 pension funds and asset managers worldwide, making full use of cutting-edge AI and systems, and」
The emphasis has shifted from reporting the number of firms and proxy voting officers in the institutional investor network to describing research and analysis of the voting activities of more than 5,000 pension funds and asset managers worldwide. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「To provide these services, アイ・アール ジャパン uses an institutional investor network covering fund managers, analysts, and proxy voting officers at 828 domestic and 8,326 overseas firms, together with a network of 54,014 individual shareholders registered with the web-based survey system “株主ひろば,” to collect daily the information essential to providing consulting services in Japan and overseas (as of 31 March 2019).」
The institutional investor network comprised 828 domestic and 8,326 overseas firms, while the individual shareholder network comprised 54,014 people, representing growth in all three figures from the previous disclosure of 742 firms, 8,081 firms, and 53,850 people, respectively. - FY2019-Q2Emphasis on the quality and speed of information provisionAnnual report
「The accuracy and speed of the provision of voting information on institutional shareholders worldwide by the group, a consulting firm independent of financial institutions, are highly regarded, and」
In addition to the previously stated network size and number of people covered, the disclosure emphasizes that the accuracy and speed of voting information provided on institutional shareholders worldwide are highly regarded. - FY2019-Q1Redefinition of network metricsAnnual report
「In particular, the group’s research, consulting, and solution services for overseas and domestic institutional shareholders, with the group’s independence from financial institutions prominently emphasized and consistently covering approximately 5,850 proxy voting officers responsible for Japanese equities, are outstanding in terms of quality and speed, and the value of this research has become increasingly evident in cross-border M&A transactions.」
The description has changed from the number of domestic and overseas institutional investors to a metric and expression stating that approximately 5,850 proxy voting officers responsible for Japanese equities are continuously covered. - FY2018The scale and composition of the networks changedAnnual report
「The company uses an institutional investor network covering fund managers, analysts, and proxy voting officers at 742 domestic and 8,081 overseas firms, together with a network of 53,850 individual shareholders registered with the web-based survey system “株主ひろば,” to collect daily the information essential to providing consulting services in Japan and overseas (as of 31 March 2018).」
Compared with the previous disclosure, the domestic institutional investor network declined from 785 to 742 firms, while the overseas network increased from 7,100 to 8,081 firms and the individual shareholder network increased from 53,188 to 53,850 people, changing the scale and composition of the networks. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「The company uses an institutional investor network covering fund managers, analysts, and proxy voting officers at 785 domestic and 7,100 overseas firms, together with a network of 53,188 individual shareholders registered with the web-based survey system “株主ひろば,” to collect daily the information essential to providing consulting services in Japan and overseas (as of 31 March 2017).」
The institutional investor network comprised 785 domestic and 7,100 overseas firms, while the individual shareholder network comprised 53,188 people, representing growth from the previous disclosure. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The company uses an institutional investor network covering fund managers, analysts, and proxy voting officers at 600 domestic and 7,001 overseas firms, together with a network of 51,805 individual shareholders registered with the web-based survey system “株主ひろば,” to collect daily the information essential to providing consulting services in Japan and overseas (as of 31 March 2016).」
The institutional investor and individual shareholder networks, together with daily information collection, are described as the foundation of the services.