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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 Nikkei suggests that the aging population may be the cause. However, performance is assumed to be factor, even when young people open accounts, they investment mostly in foreign stocks.</li>
<li>In the end, what matters most is that the listed company presents growth expectations. This is what leads to stock performance.</li>
<li>While tax and other support are one of the factors that motivate individuals to invest, if companies aren’t attractive for investment, their investments are likely to be in foreign stocks.</li>
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The Nikkei suggests that the aging population may be the cause. However, performance is assumed to be factor, even when young people open accounts, they investment mostly in foreign stocks.
In the end, what matters most is that the listed company presents growth expectations. This is what leads to stock performance.
While tax and other support are one of the factors that motivate individuals to invest, if companies aren’t attractive for investment, their investments are likely to be in foreign stocks.


Isn't Performance of Japanese Stocks, After All, the Reason for Declining % Individual Shareholders?

TSE Tokyo Price Index TOPIX

Isn't Performance of Japanese Stocks, After All, the Reason for Declining % Individual Shareholders?