Japan
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32Asia to Miss Key 2018, 2019 Basel III Deadlines – BIS report
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia April 26, 2018Most Asian jurisdictions are behind on implementing counterparty credit risk measures, capital for CCP exposures as well as TLAC, IRRBB and LEX...
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35Bank of Japan Warns of Rising Credit Costs
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia April 23, 2018Banks are urged to step up credit risk management and provisioning for lending to “middle-risk” firms that hold low internal funds.
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HK, Japan to Connect Settlement Systems
JP Reimann, Regulation Asia April 19, 2018BOJ-NET link with HKD CHATS will effectively eliminate the need for the US dollar as an intermediate currency in cross-border transactions.
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39Japan, China Urge EU Regulators to Relax Foreign D-SIB Rules
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia April 16, 2018Joint letter from Japan, China banking associations say €30bn IPU threshold will make provision of financial services in the EU unsustainable for...
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56Japan Proposes Regulatory Framework to Legalise ICOs
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia April 9, 2018Government-backed research group proposes rules for identifying investors, preventing money laundering and protecting equity and debt holders.
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70Japan Exchange Group to Sell SGX Stake Over Three Years
Editors, Regulation Asia April 3, 2018JPX to sell stake due to governance code requirements to explain strategic holdings, but says cooperation will continue.
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92BOJ-ECB Study Identifies DLT Applications for Securities Settlement
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia March 29, 2018Project Stella phase two study suggests distributed ledger technology offers novel approach for cash settlement of securities, but requires further study.
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Japan Introduces AI Market Surveillance
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia March 21, 2018System from Hitachi and NEC will identify potential unfair trading, but humans will still be relied on to interpret data.
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84Japan to Push G20 for Global AML Rules for Cryptcurrency
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia March 14, 2018Japan to urge G20 leaders to close money laundering loopholes that exist due to weak regulation in some jurisdictions, without stifling innovation.
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Japan FSA Orders Business Improvement, Closures at Crypto Exchanges
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia March 10, 2018Five exchanges including recently-hacked Coincheck ordered to improve internal controls; two exchanges ordered to halt services.
