7. Investors in this context are those who invest in securities such as stocks and bonds
traded in security markets and they include not only current holders but also
potential holders of those securities. Investors use the disclosed information to
estimate future performance of the entity and estimate the current value of the
entity under their own responsibility. While some investors are superior in
analyzing accounting information, other investors are not sufficiently capable of
analyzing information and need the assistance of experts. However, the difference
in the ability of processing information will not lead to advantages or disadvantages
as long as securities markets are efficient. Accordingly, in principle, investors who
possess the ability to analyze securities above a certain level should be considered
when developing accounting standards.