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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>FSA, which wanted to add Sustainability section, could reach a compromise with companies that wanted to eliminate quarterly disclosures, but but the discussion of the substantive issues took a backseat.</li>
<li>Since it would be impossible for the supervisory authority not to take action in cases that may occur in future despite empirical evidence, FSA will impose some penalties for misstatements.</li>
<li>Continuity of information is of utmost importance because if a company that has disclosed quarterly stops doing so, investment decisions will be affected by reduced information available for judging stock-valuation.</li>
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FSA, which wanted to add Sustainability section, could reach a compromise with companies that wanted to eliminate quarterly disclosures, but but the discussion of the substantive issues took a backseat.
Since it would be impossible for the supervisory authority not to take action in cases that may occur in future despite empirical evidence, FSA will impose some penalties for misstatements.
Continuity of information is of utmost importance because if a company that has disclosed quarterly stops doing so, investment decisions will be affected by reduced information available for judging stock-valuation.


Quarterly Disclosure Discussions Leave Investor Perspectives Behind

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Quarterly Disclosure Discussions Leave Investor Perspectives Behind