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Daily Brief ESG: Overseas Investor Engagement Plays a Significant Role in Substantive Governance Enhancements and more

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  • Overseas Investor Engagement Plays a Significant Role in Substantive Governance Enhancements

Overseas Investor Engagement Plays a Significant Role in Substantive Governance Enhancements

By Aki Matsumoto

  • The increase in the number of companies adopting restricted stock is a positive development, but the bias toward fixed remuneration and the non-disclosure of individual director compensation are unsolved issues.
  • It’s ironic that 90% investors see ROE as equal to or lower than the cost of capital, while 93% companies know their cost of capital but only 2.3% disclose it.
  • If affiliated companies with 20% shareholdings are included, there are still large number of companies covered (36.7% in the prime market), and “parent-subsidiary listings” continue to be a hot topic.

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