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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>With the unwinding of cross-shareholdings now irreversible, the company is keen to maintain its defensive stance. This defensive stance is aimed at managing the shareholders’ meeting.</li>
<li>81% of companies with fiscal years ending in March held their AGMs over a four-day period in late June, while only 1.6% of AGMs allowed for online questions and voting.</li>
<li>While calls for AGM disclosures in annual securities reports were expected to help break with past conventions, only two companies changed record dates to postpone AGM dates to July.</li>
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With the unwinding of cross-shareholdings now irreversible, the company is keen to maintain its defensive stance. This defensive stance is aimed at managing the shareholders’ meeting.
81% of companies with fiscal years ending in March held their AGMs over a four-day period in late June, while only 1.6% of AGMs allowed for online questions and voting.
While calls for AGM disclosures in annual securities reports were expected to help break with past conventions, only two companies changed record dates to postpone AGM dates to July.


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This Revision to Corporate Governance Codes Could Be Perceived as Defending Outdated Practices