Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

Independent Leading Corporate Governance Research

Metrical Inc

METRICAL INC. is an independent leading Corporate Governance research firm in Japan where Corporate Governance is increasingly recognized as an important element on corporate management in these days. Thus, CG research and solutions would become an essential component of global capital markets and play important to contribute to transparency of the markets and maximize shareholders’ value in Japan. 

METRICAL INC. provides Corporate Governance research and analysis including rating services, and  also offers investment research and IR services with solutions and customized profound research on CG and IR issues.

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<li>Companies wouldn't accept shareholder proposals, interpreting that they need't disclose individual executive compensation if it's below certain amount and that they can continue holding policy-shares if the policy is defined.</li>
<li>Even if JSF claims to have enhanced corporate governance practices, it is reasonable  for shareholders to demand a review of its management strategy for a company with below average ROE.</li>
<li>The company, which doesn't require very large capital expenditures, plays a role in the infrastructure of the capital market, and has an oligopoly on the market, may be worth more.</li>
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Companies wouldn't accept shareholder proposals, interpreting that they need't disclose individual executive compensation if it's below certain amount and that they can continue holding policy-shares if the policy is defined.
Even if JSF claims to have enhanced corporate governance practices, it is reasonable  for shareholders to demand a review of its management strategy for a company with below average ROE.
The company, which doesn't require very large capital expenditures, plays a role in the infrastructure of the capital market, and has an oligopoly on the market, may be worth more.


Not Sure if Activist Investor's Agenda Will Be Approved, but JSF's Value May Be Higher than Expected

Doing bespoke work since 2002....., Custom Products Group

Patrick Hansen

Doing bespoke work since 2002.....

Custom Products Group

Custom Products was started 14 years ago at Lehman Brothers by current co-founder Patrick Hansen, CFA. After 3 years at Lehman, Patrick moved the team to Macquarie Securities where Simon Rigney (co-founder) joined. 3 years ago we took Custom Products independent. 

Our core strength can be summed up three words. 1- Customization - we have very little off the shelf products and most work is done on a one on one bespoke basis. 2- Speed - We pride ourselves in our ability to get requests back to the client very quickly. 3- Confidentiality - We do not redistribute. There is no grace period where we wait a week and then mass blast. Any request stops with that client.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

With approx. 90% of names with mkt-cap above ¥50bn already announcing 1Q results, we looked back to see how companies did. If we look at the overall numbers, total Sales is up 7% YoY, OP is up 11% YoY and Net Income is up 26% YoY.At the sector level, Semiconductors &amp; Semiconductor Equipment sales is up 32% YoY and Material sector sales is up 12%. On the other side, only the Retail sector had sales fall YoY. 1Q Sales is down 2% in Retail. Sales for Health Care Equipment &amp; Services is only up 1%…

With approx. 90% of names with mkt-cap above ¥50bn already announcing 1Q results, we looked back to see how companies did. If we look at the overall numbers, total Sales is up 7% YoY, OP is up 11% YoY and Net Income is up 26% YoY.At the sector level, Semiconductors &amp; Semiconductor Equipment sales is up 32% YoY and Material sector sales is up 12%. On the other side, only the Retail sector had sales fall YoY. 1Q Sales is down 2% in Retail. Sales for Health Care Equipment &amp; Services is only up 1%…

1Q Results a Good Start in Japan - 133 Names Achieved More than 30% of Full-Year OP Guidance....

Japan

Japan Securities Finance Co., Ltd. provides loans and security lending services for collateral.  The Company mainly offers its services to securities firms who are the member of the Tokyo, Sapporo, and Fukuoka Stock Exchanges. Japan Securities Finance also provides trust banking, real estate brokerage, information processing, transfer agent, and securities maintenance.

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Not Sure if Activist Investor's Agenda Will Be Approved, but JSF's Value May Be Higher than Expected

I would like to discuss the issues on the Nikkei article, "Strategic Capital demands an extraordinary shareholders' meeting for Japan Securities...

Metrical Inc

1Q Results a Good Start in Japan - 133 Names Achieved More than 30% of Full-Year OP Guidance....

With approx. 90% of names with mkt-cap above ¥50bn already announcing 1Q results, we looked back to see how companies did. If we look at the...

Custom Products Group

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