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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>There is certainly concern that, even with this revision, many companies cannot escape the process of simply checking off items to be achieved in accordance with the guidelines for interpretation.</li>
<li>Even with this latest revision to corporate governance, there is no significant difference from the approach in which regulators have been dictating even the minutest details.</li>
<li>A lack of understanding of fiduciary duties is a factor contributing to poor profitability among Japanese companies. Has this revision to the Code managed to breathe life into the framework?</li>
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There is certainly concern that, even with this revision, many companies cannot escape the process of simply checking off items to be achieved in accordance with the guidelines for interpretation.
Even with this latest revision to corporate governance, there is no significant difference from the approach in which regulators have been dictating even the minutest details.
A lack of understanding of fiduciary duties is a factor contributing to poor profitability among Japanese companies. Has this revision to the Code managed to breathe life into the framework?


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Will This Revision to the Corporate Governance Code Be the Third Time’s the Charm?