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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>TSE will begin market reclassification on April 4. Nikkei introduced some of the issues and problems related to this, and I would like to share my thoughts on these issues.</li>
<li>This market reorganization is far from what investors desired. TSE, which charges listing fees from the listed companies, is more likely to bend to the wishes of the listed companies.</li>
<li>I believe that what should have been reformed was not the reorganization of market segments but the revision of TOPIX, and TSE market reorganization missed the point from the beginning.</li>
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TSE will begin market reclassification on April 4. Nikkei introduced some of the issues and problems related to this, and I would like to share my thoughts on these issues.
This market reorganization is far from what investors desired. TSE, which charges listing fees from the listed companies, is more likely to bend to the wishes of the listed companies.
I believe that what should have been reformed was not the reorganization of market segments but the revision of TOPIX, and TSE market reorganization missed the point from the beginning.


Japan's Governance: About Articles on TSE Market Reorganization

TSE Tokyo Price Index TOPIX

Japan's Governance: About Articles on TSE Market Reorganization