James Gard

James Gard is a financial journalist with a focus on the Japanese market. He has written extensively about corporate governance reform in Japan and its impact on investor relations. His work often covers the practical changes that companies are making to improve their financial positions and better serve shareholders. Gard also reports on trends in takeovers, activist investing, and boardroom dynamics within Japanese corporations. In addition to his articles, Gard provides insights into the broader economic and political context that influences these changes.

Biography:  https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/237738/bye-bye-bad-boards-japans-overdue-revolution.aspx

89%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

95%

Examples:

  • James Gard presents information in a neutral and balanced manner.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • There are no reported conflicts of interest.

Contradictions

75%

Examples:

  • High interest payments on existing debt and low expected economic growth could make reducing future debt more difficult than in any Parliament since at least the 1950s.
  • Labour may not dismantle too much of the current savings and investing regime too quickly.
  • The UK economy has been in a low-growth, high-inflation state since the pandemic and is still dealing with the legacy of Brexit.

Deceptions

73%

Examples:

  • It's already had a PR backlash for diluting plans to spend £28 billion a year on the green industry.
  • Labour may have more wiggle room here than it assumes.
  • The Party occasionally struggled to present itself as 'pro-business.'

Recent Articles

IFS Warns of Financial Challenges Awaiting Next UK Government: Public Finances Loom as 'Dark Cloud'

IFS Warns of Financial Challenges Awaiting Next UK Government: Public Finances Loom as 'Dark Cloud'

Broke On: Wednesday, 10 September 2014 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) warns that UK public finances face significant challenges, including high interest payments on debt and low economic growth, making it difficult to reduce future debt. This issue looms over the election campaign as both Labour and Conservatives commit to debt reduction. The IFS urges an open discussion on how parties will address these financial challenges.