OSAKA, Japan - Monday, 11. July 2022

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”) (TOKYO:4502/NYSE:TAK) today announced that it has filed its Corporate Governance Report with the Tokyo Stock Exchange (“TSE”) in accordance with the regulations* for TSE listed companies. The Report can be accessed on Takeda’s website at: https://www.takeda.com/who-we-are/corporate-governance/.

This report is prepared based on the revised Corporate Governance Code as in effect as of June 11, 2021. It describes the latest corporate governance features of our Company, including the new structure of the Board of Directors after the 146th General Shareholder’s Meeting held on June 29, 2022.

Key elements of Takeda’s Corporate Governance Report:

Takeda aims for increased transparency and objectivity of the Board of Directors by maintaining the high composition ratio of Independent External Directors (4 Internal D ... Read more »

DUBLIN & LONDON
Securities Commissioner says the Dublin & London-based wholesaler is not in breach of securities law – confirms it is free to trade pallets and casks of Scotch and Irish whiskey

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- In a rare securities law u-turn in the United States, the Texas State Securities Board has dismissed its own case against the Whiskey & Wealth Club.

The Securities Commissioner delivered a landmark decision on July 7th 2022, withdrawing all of its seven unfounded accusations against one of the world’s leading cask whisk(e)y wholesalers.

Whiskey & Wealth offers private and institutional investors the opportunity to buy premium Single Malt and Single Pot Still New-Make Spirit, at wholesale prices from leading distilleries in Ireland and Scotland.

The closely-watched legal dispute comes after the Texas Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles delivered a media release, along with a cease and desist order on Novemb ... Read more »

NIFC Announces Carbon Exchange with AirCarbon Exchange, expanding ACX’s footprint into Africa

AirCarbon Exchange (ACX), the global exchange revolutionizing the voluntary carbon market, signed a collaboration agreement with the Nairobi International Finance Centre (NIFC) and the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to develop a Kenya Carbon Exchange during the official launch of the NIFC officiated by Dr. Joseph Kinyua, Head of Public Service, on behalf of H. E. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya. The NIFC is a flagship initiative under the economic pillar of Kenya’s Vision 2030. NIFC is designed to strengthen the country’s global competitiveness by making it easier and more attractive to invest and conduct financial services, transactions, and related activities. The partnership will establish a carbon ecosystem in Kenya connected to ACX’s international client orderbook, allowing buyers and sellers, international and domestic, to transact ... Read more »