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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.

The Question of Whether the Parent Company Was Aware of Legal Compliance and Corporate Governance

Prime Market Should Raise Market Cap Standards. Companies Should Take Measures to Raise Valuations

Little Discussion of Listing Criteria Appropriate for Prime Market Listed Companies

The Issue of Board Diversity Is Being Asked Anew

Main Issue Is the Content Rather than the Progress in Complying with the Corporate Governance Code

Mismatch Between Documents Needed by Foreign Investors and Those Translated in English by Companies

Shareholder Returns Offered by Companies that Do Not Meet Prime Market Listing Criteria Are.....

Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>With the revision of Corporate Governance Code in 2021 and its listing criteria on prime market, the groundwork has been laid to some degree to facilitate functioning of compensation committee.</li>
<li>Meanwhile, there are not many companies with voluntary nominating and compensation committees that disclose the authority of their nominating and compensation committees in their annual securities reports.</li>
<li>Many companies, even large companies, do not even have a compensation policy in place, indicating that individual director compensation is a much lower priority to consider.</li>
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With the revision of Corporate Governance Code in 2021 and its listing criteria on prime market, the groundwork has been laid to some degree to facilitate functioning of compensation committee.
Meanwhile, there are not many companies with voluntary nominating and compensation committees that disclose the authority of their nominating and compensation committees in their annual securities reports.
Many companies, even large companies, do not even have a compensation policy in place, indicating that individual director compensation is a much lower priority to consider.


Move to Company with Statutory Committees Is Shortcut to Make the Compensation Committee Functional

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Move to Company with Statutory Committees Is Shortcut to Make the Compensation Committee Functional