Advisers
What is a J-QS?
Update : Aug. 17, 2012
What is a J-QS?
A J-QS is an individual at a J-Adviser firm that has been approved by Tokyo Stock Exchange to act in a lead role in advising and guiding companies at the time of listing on TOKYO PRO Market and on an ongoing basis.
Criteria for approval as a J-Qualified Specialist are stipulated within the Special Regulations of Securities Listing Regulations Concerning Specified Listed Securities and the Enforcement Rules for Special Regulations of Securities Listing Regulations Concerning Specified Listed Securities.
They include that J-QSs must:
•Be a full time officer / employee of a J-Adviser or a company applying for J-Adviser status
•Demonstrate at least three years’ practical corporate finance experience within the last five years
•Be in a role of supervising relevant business operations of the J-Adviser
•Demonstrate good knowledge and experience in transactions in Japanese capital markets
•Preserve the reputation or integrity of the Market
Please refer to the Special Regulations of Securities Listing Regulations Concerning Specified Listed Securities and the Enforcement Rules for Special Regulations of Securities Listing Regulations Concerning Specified Listed Securities for further information on J-QS eligibility.