Shared Research held its 32nd IR Networking Event on 28 September, featuring a dialogue-format presentation exploring the candid views and realities of overseas institutional investors. The event featured Yumiko Ogasawara Bruce-Gardyne (小笠原由美子), who spent 28 years analyzing Japanese equities at Marathon Asset Management.
Shared Research, which provides Japanese equity research coverage to institutional investors in Japan and overseas, held its 32nd IR Networking Event for investor relations representatives of listed companies on 28 September 2026 (Monday). Admission was free, with places announced on a first-come, first-served basis for 80 people.
The presentation featured Yumiko Ogasawara Bruce-Gardyne (小笠原由美子), who worked as an investment analyst covering Japanese equities for 28 years at the UK-based Marathon Asset Management. In a dialogue with Hidenori Mizuguchi (水口秀紀), head of the IR Solutions Department, the event explored how overseas institutional investors view Japanese companies.
Topics included investment policies, the portfolio construction process, preparation for smooth engagement with companies, changes in views following reforms at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and London’s Japanese equity community. Questions were also solicited from participants in advance.
The IR Networking Event is a networking event for sharing work-related concerns and practical expertise, and this was its 32nd edition. Time for networking was also provided after the presentation.