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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>The revised Corporate Governance Code and the inclusion of prime market listing criteria have resulted in significant improvements in % of independent directors and in the practices of Nominating/Compensation Committee.</li>
<li>Meanwhile, the chairmanship of the board of directors and the ratio of female directors, for which the Code didn't specify improvements or provide numerical target, are improving at modest pace.</li>
<li>There is the issue of whether the board/committees require independent directors to function fully independently, and the % of female directors indicates the seriousness of improving management and governance.</li>
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The revised Corporate Governance Code and the inclusion of prime market listing criteria have resulted in significant improvements in % of independent directors and in the practices of Nominating/Compensation Committee.
Meanwhile, the chairmanship of the board of directors and the ratio of female directors, for which the Code didn't specify improvements or provide numerical target, are improving at modest pace.
There is the issue of whether the board/committees require independent directors to function fully independently, and the % of female directors indicates the seriousness of improving management and governance.


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