Japan

Climate Risk

Malaysia, Japan Authorities Appointed to NGFS Steering Committee

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/11/2020

The inclusion of Japan’s FSA, BNM and Bank of Canada on the steering committee will widen the NGFS’ global reach and strengthening its geographical representation.

Reporting & Disclosures

JPX Launches ‘Knowledge Hub’ to Promote ESG Investment, Disclosure

By Editors | 23/11/2020

The ESG Knowledge Hub provides information and guidance on ESG disclosure and investment from institutional investors, regulators, government and listed companies.

Trading & Investment

UPDATED – First Brokers Approved to Use TSE’s CONNEQTOR Platform

By Editors | 22/11/2020

CONNEQTOR enables institutional investors who want to trade a particular ETF at a particular quantity to send an RFQs to market makers.

Emerging Prudential Risks

BOJ Offers Interest Incentive for Regional Banks to Merge

By Editors | 10/11/2020

Regional banks can earn the interest rate by meeting certain overhead reduction targets or by agreeing to a merger with another bank.

Structural Regulation

Japan FSA to Set Up Dedicated Office to Lure Foreign Fund Managers

By Editors | 08/11/2020

The new office will be able to start receiving applications in English in January 2021. Pre-application consultation is available in English with immediate effect.

Market Data & Technology

TSE Invites Firms to Test Earnings Report Disclosure in HTML

By Editors | 04/11/2020

Participation is optional and has no additional cost. The objective of the PoC is to validate improvements in the availability of earnings reports to investors.

Trading & Investment

TSE Invites Firms to Register for New RFQ Platform for ETFs

By Editors | 01/11/2020

The new platform, CONNEQTOR, will be ready for production use next month, allowing institutional investors to send RFQs to market makers.

Supervision & Enforcement

Japan Lawmakers to Propose Streamlining FSA, BOJ Bank Inspections

By Editors | 22/10/2020

Lawmakers reportedly plan to propose that the FSA and BOJ create a committee to address complaints from FIs concerning an overlap between the two agencies in bank inspections.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Japan FSA to Mandate Stricter ID Checks for E-payments

By Editors | 20/10/2020

The FSA plans to revise its guidelines for bank transfers to e-payment service providers in response to a series of fraudulent withdrawals.