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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>I hope that the investigation by SESC will lead to the establishment of compliance system for these IR vendors, although IR vendors have been left unchecked by insider trading regulations.</li>
<li>Apart from this issue, there is much room for discussion on the issue of governance for a company listed in which the founder owns more than 50% of the shares.</li>
<li>This is the same problem that occurs with parent-subsidiary listings. For increasing the listed companies, TSE has permitted the listing of companies in which the founder owns majority of shares.</li>
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I hope that the investigation by SESC will lead to the establishment of compliance system for these IR vendors, although IR vendors have been left unchecked by insider trading regulations.
Apart from this issue, there is much room for discussion on the issue of governance for a company listed in which the founder owns more than 50% of the shares.
This is the same problem that occurs with parent-subsidiary listings. For increasing the listed companies, TSE has permitted the listing of companies in which the founder owns majority of shares.


Governance of Companies in Which the Founder Owns Majority of the Shares Should Also Be Discussed

IR Japan Holdings Ltd

Governance of Companies in Which the Founder Owns Majority of the Shares Should Also Be Discussed