Aa teleconference with representatives of the Japanese Financial Services Agency that discussed recent efforts to improve corporate governance in Japan. Our guest speakers discussed the findings and recommendations of the Financial System Council’s Study Group on the Internationalization of Japanese Financial and Capital Markets. The Study Group’s report (available below) includes a number of recommendations to move Japan significantly toward more rigorous corporate governance.
SPEAKERS
Makoto Seta, Specialist Officer, Financial Markets Division, Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan
Toshiya Otsu, Director for Financial Markets Operation, Planning and Coordination Bureau, Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan
Related Materials:
Toward Stronger Corporate Governance of Publicly Listed Companies (June 2009) - Report of the Financial System Council’s Study Group on the Internationalization of Japanese Financial and Capital Markets.
A one page overview of the report’s core recommendations is available here.
Please click here for an MP3 recording of the call.
