IBA Japan welcomes the draft of Japan’s new Corporate Governance Code

The International Bankers Association of Japan (IBA Japan) welcomes the draft of Japan’s Corporate Governance Code (‘Code’), which sets out guiding principles for Japanese corporate issuers. The Code, together with the recently adopted Stewardship Code, provides a framework which should provide both the domestic and international investment community with important information and evidence of corporate behaviours that will help them in their investment decision making.

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