On Saturday, December 7, 2024, the Seminar Meeting of the Securities Students Association , sponsored by the Japan Securities Dealers Association, was held at Bellesalle Tokyo Nihonbashi. At the seminar meeting, Team YANG (YANG Yirong, KIMURA Shota, TONOUCHI Mio, TAGAMI Hisui) received the Award of Excellence, and Team SHIMIZU (SHIMIZU Kota, KITANO Takahiro, SUGIMOTO Asahi, TOMII Keiichiro, TSUKAMOTO Mayu, TAKAHASHI Haruka) received the Fighting Spirit Award, both are third-year students of KATSU Etsuko Seminar in the School of Political Science and Economics. In this seminar meeting, students from universities all over Japan discuss financial economy. This year, five sessions were held: venture finance, sustainable finance, revitalization of the Japanese stock market, financial education, and shareholder return policy.
Team YANG and Team SHIMIZU prepared papers and distributed presentation videos on the theme of “Shareholder return policy desirable for shareholders” and “Sustainable finance for the realization of a sustainable society” respectively, and then held discussions. Team YANG won the award for incorporating management and shareholder return policies with activist opinions, including business portfolio optimization and active investor relations, in its paper and discussion, while being conscious of the investment needs of foreign capital and the background of the Tokyo Stock Exchange reform.
Team SHIMIZU won the award for its research on sustainable finance, and its proposed measures, etc. to promote sustainable management that incorporates sustainable finance, as well as its discussions focusing on feasibility and the effectiveness of measures.
At KATSU Etsuko Seminar, they are researching a wide range of finance, from macroeconomics such as monetary policy, to the banking system and investment theory. The seminar is actively engaged in its research to support the growth of its seminar students, and is willing to make suggestions to society. It should also be noted that the research was conducted smoothly with a student grant from Ishii Memorial Securities Research Promotion Foundation.
Comments from winners
YANG Yirong
Since joining KATSU Etsuko Seminar, I have been conducting research every week, brainstorming and collecting ideas in order to write a paper for the Securities Seminar Meeting. During the eight months of activities, including the summer camp for the midterm presentations, I feel that the unity of the seminar as a whole, as well as the members of each group, has deepened. I am confident that the results and learnings from this experience will serve as a foundation for further strengthening our activities in the coming year.
SHIMIZU Kota
First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to the professors and seniors who cooperated for the seminar meeting, as well as the members and students and staff of other universities who participated in the discussion. While each member is busy with job searching and student life, we have been doing our best to prepare for the Seminar Meeting of the Securities Students Association writing papers and preparing for discussions. I am confident that the experience we have gained through our efforts, with or without awards, will be the basis for our growth.
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