We believe we should hold constructive dialogue with each investee company based on mutual understanding. It is also necessary for investors to deepen their level of understanding beyond the investor relations efforts of each company.
We make efforts to communicate regularly with as many investee and target companies as possible. Day to day communication with these companies enables us to hold "purposeful dialogue" to improve the prospect of constructive engagement activities.
Major themes of engagement include 1) business strategy to improve corporate value, 2) safety management and compliance, and 3) corporate governance structures for proxy voting.
The following examples are abstracts from dialogues held between Nomura Asset Management Tokyo and Japanese investee companies: