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Daily Brief ESG: Raising the Standard of Discipline Among Companies Listed on the Standard Market Is Crucial and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Raising the Standard of Discipline Among Companies Listed on the Standard Market Is Crucial


Raising the Standard of Discipline Among Companies Listed on the Standard Market Is Crucial

By Aki Matsumoto

  • Many companies failing to meet listing maintenance standards will transition to Standard Market. Given the inherent risk of moral hazard, strengthening the discipline of listed companies is a critical point.
  • Companies that have migrated to or remained in the Standard Market for various reasons harbor moral hazard stemming not from diversity, but rather from gathering in pursuit of lax standards.
  • If more companies view TSE’s increased disclosure requirements as a cost of listing and consider going private, that’s positive development. Hopefully, this will lead to progress in resolving “parent-subsidiary listings.”

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