Corporate Governance Reform (2) -Disclosure of Shareholder Voting-
Disclosure of voting results under discussion
February 23, 2009
Summary
◆Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Financial Services Agency (FSA), and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) have set up investigative committees to examine corporate governance of listed companies.
◆Shareholder voting has been confidential thus far, but some institutional investors are calling for disclosure.
◆This report outlines voting disclosure practices and related discussions in investigative committees.
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