Japan
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Japan Clearing Corp Seeks CFTC Clearing Exemption
Editors, Regulation Asia September 23, 2015The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is seeking public comment on a petition by Japan Securities Clearing Corporation for exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing organisation.
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Japan FSA Urges Banks to Enhance Crisis Readiness
Editors, Regulation Asia September 21, 2015New guidelines call on banks to assess the impact of potential financial crises and to build up capital for such events.
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Japan Officials Seek Clarity on Bank Capital Framework
Editors, Regulation Asia September 4, 2015Officials are calling for outstanding elements of the bank capital framework to be finalised as soon as possible so the industry can plan for the future.
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Japan Regulatory Change Sees Bloomberg & Tradeweb ETP Launch
Editors, Regulation Asia September 3, 2015Bloomberg Tradebook and Tradeweb Markets have launched their electronic trading platforms in Japan for banks and securities firms mandated to start using electronic platforms for specified OTC derivative transactions.
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Japan Regulatory Change Sees Bloomberg ETP Launch
Editors, Regulation Asia September 2, 2015Bloomberg Tradebook and Tradeweb Markets have launched their electronic trading platforms in Japan for banks and securities firms mandated to start using electronic platforms for specified OTC derivative transactions.
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Japan to Introduce Registration System for Virtual Currency Exchange Operators
Editors, Regulation Asia August 7, 2015Japan’s Financial Services Agency is considering introducing regulations for trading bitcoins and other virtual currencies, possibly through a registration system for operators.
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Japan Banks Urged to Reduce Cross-Shareholdings
Editors, Regulation Asia July 6, 2015Japan's Financial Services Agency is urging the country's biggest banks to reduce their cross-shareholdings in client companies.
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Two HFTs Win Direct Access to Japan Exchanges
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia July 2, 2015Susquehanna and KCG Holdings allowed to make buy and sell orders without using a brokerage.
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New Governance Code May Help Japanese Banks Reduce Holdings of Client Stocks
Editors, Regulation Asia June 23, 2015Japan's new corporate governance code may enable banks to sell off holdings of clients' stocks and free up their balance sheets.
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Japan, China, U.S. Jointly Push FATF on Virtual Currency Regulation
Editors, Regulation Asia June 18, 2015Financial authorities of Japan, the United States and China plan to establish joint regulations to prevent the use of virtual currencies to finance illegal activities such as terrorism.
