12 Quotes by Kirby Daley

Hedge funds have used listing as a method of fund raising, with varied level of success. It certainly broadens the reach to investors.

Retail investors are value-hunting now. The asset managers and any institutions with money are starting to come back in.

While a Koizumi win was priced in, such a decisive victory ... is more than most were expecting. Koizumi will now be able to push his reform agenda with a much freer hand.

There has been a surprisingly quick turnaround from interest to investment. It took 10 years for institutions to switch to hedge funds, but it's much faster this time.

There are a lot of uncertainties. Polls don't really mean a lot.

The recovery is firing on all pistons ... Spending is going to be one of the key surprises that will have us upgrading our assessments.

Foreign investors very much credit Koizumi...with the economic recovery Japan is now enjoying. Strengthening (his) hand to move ahead with further reforms is exactly what investors want to see.

It's quite shocking. We don't really know how investors are going to react. We have to see how fast the Tokyo Stock Exchange can upgrade its system.

not a total surprise, it is very significant.