Inaugural Meeting of IFAC Global Investor Group (GIG) Held at JICPA
On Monday, October 20, 2025, the inaugural meeting of the Global Investor Group (GIG), hosted by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), was held at the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (JICPA).
This meeting fostered dialogue among investors, auditors, and other stakeholders on the role of audit and corporate reporting. It was organized in collaboration with the Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) and the Japan Exchange Group/Tokyo Stock Exchange, with support from the Financial Services Agency as part of Japan Weeks 2025. JICPA actively engaged and participated in the first meeting of the IFAC GIG.
JICPA Chairman and President Naruhito Minami, in his opening remarks, welcomed the launch of GIG at JICPA and emphasized its potential to strengthen trust in capital markets through enhanced audit transparency, assurance of sustainability disclosures, and improved audit quality.
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（Greetings: JICPA Chairman and President Naruhito Minami）
（From left: IFAC CEO Lee White, NBIM Lead Policy Advisor for Active Ownership Jeanne Stampe, IFAC Deputy President Taryn Rulton）