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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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Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>People who can make business strategy decisions that are economic sense should be hired to serve on the board, not necessarily investors or financial experts.</li>
<li>If the motivation to increase corporate value is weak, linking the compensation of directors to the expansion of corporate value or granting them the company's stock is an alternative.</li>
<li>Investors aren’t necessarily the only ones with conflicts of interest with shareholders. Founders hold significant shares, and the same problem can be assumed for directors from financial institutions with cross-shareholdings.</li>
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People who can make business strategy decisions that are economic sense should be hired to serve on the board, not necessarily investors or financial experts.
If the motivation to increase corporate value is weak, linking the compensation of directors to the expansion of corporate value or granting them the company's stock is an alternative.
Investors aren’t necessarily the only ones with conflicts of interest with shareholders. Founders hold significant shares, and the same problem can be assumed for directors from financial institutions with cross-shareholdings.


It's Not Who The Directors Come From, but Their Skills and Ability to Fulfill Their Fiduciary Duties

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It's Not Who The Directors Come From, but Their Skills and Ability to Fulfill Their Fiduciary Duties