JAPAN

Capital / Liquidity

Japan Advances ‘Dynamic Supervision’ Approach

By Samuel Riding | 31/08/2016

FSA said to split supervision of regional banks; aims to boost lending, raise profitability.

Securities / Derivatives

Japan Eyes Margin Trading Liberalisation

By Samuel Riding | 26/08/2016

FSA could end ‘off-exchange’ ban, allow trading at night and on public holidays.

Japan Moots 20-year Savings Account Tax Break

By Samuel Riding | 19/08/2016

Nippon Individual Savings Accounts currently enjoy 5-year tax moratorium.

JSDA Targets Information Leaks

By Samuel Riding | 21/07/2016

Trade body to issue guidelines banning analysts from gathering data related to earnings.

AML / KYC

Japanese Newspaper Links Blacklisted Brokers to Panama Papers

By Samuel Riding | 20/07/2016

Financial Futures Association notes Japan is one of the world’s largest markets for binary options.

Market Infrastructure

Trade Associations React to Leverage Ratio Revisions

By Samuel Riding | 12/07/2016

Group including Japan Financial Markets Council publish response to BCBS consultation.

Market Infrastructure

Major Japanese Banks to Disclose Sales Commissions

By Samuel Riding | 07/07/2016

Banks receive more than 3 times more commission on insurance than on mutual funds.

Market Infrastructure

JSDA Issues Details of T+2 Final Report

By Samuel Riding | 06/07/2016

Japanese dealers association says to re-examine operation flow for T+1 and T+0 stock lending.

Market Infrastructure

Japan Says Shouldn’t Delay Swaps Collateral Rule

By Samuel Riding | 24/06/2016

Regulator says it would ‘be sounder’ to implement rules on schedule.