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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>FSA shifted its approach toward reducing companies' disclosure burdens by specifying methods for sustainability items, rather than deliberately relaxing the rule requiring securities reports to be submitted within 3 months.</li>
<li>Even if the filing deadline for annual securities reports were extended by one month, sustainability disclosures wouldn't significantly improve, nor would it likely spread out the dates of AGMs.</li>
<li>The fundamental issues of dispersing AGM dates and requiring securities reports to be filed two weeks prior to the AGM have yet to be discussed.</li>
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FSA shifted its approach toward reducing companies' disclosure burdens by specifying methods for sustainability items, rather than deliberately relaxing the rule requiring securities reports to be submitted within 3 months.
Even if the filing deadline for annual securities reports were extended by one month, sustainability disclosures wouldn't significantly improve, nor would it likely spread out the dates of AGMs.
The fundamental issues of dispersing AGM dates and requiring securities reports to be filed two weeks prior to the AGM have yet to be discussed.


The Fundamental Issue of Submitting Annual Securities Reports Prior to AGMs Has yet to Be Discussed

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The Fundamental Issue of Submitting Annual Securities Reports Prior to AGMs Has yet to Be Discussed