JAPAN

Two HFTs Win Direct Access to Japan Exchanges

By Samuel Riding | 01/07/2015

Susquehanna and KCG Holdings allowed to make buy and sell orders without using a brokerage.

New Governance Code May Help Japanese Banks Reduce Holdings of Client Stocks

By Editors | 23/06/2015

Japan’s new corporate governance code may enable banks to sell off holdings of clients’ stocks and free up their balance sheets.

Japan, China, U.S. Jointly Push FATF on Virtual Currency Regulation

By Editors | 18/06/2015

Financial 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.

Japan Expands Aid for Asia’s Infrastructure to $110 Billion, as China Backs AIIB

By Editors | 21/05/2015

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unveiled on Thursday a plan to expand Japan’s financing for infrastructure projects in Asia to $110 billion, as China spearheads a new regional investment bank.

Japan Appoints New BOJ Policymaker

By Editors | 26/02/2015

Japan’s parliament approved a government proposal to appoint Waseda University Prof. Yutaka Harada to the Bank of Japan’s Policy Board and other government-sought appointments at public bodies.

Japan, S. Korea to End Currency Swap Program

By Editors | 17/02/2015

Japan and South Korea have agreed to end their 14-year-old currency swap arrangement this month.

Japan Regulator Plans to Allow Crowdfunding

By Editors | 23/08/2014

The Financial Services Agency plans to allow businesses to procure small amounts of funding from the general public by issuing shares online.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan Plans Cross-Border Stock Trading with Japan

By Editors | 22/08/2014

Taiwan will study the possibility of launching a cross-border stock trading scheme with Japan in a bid to boost internationalization of the local bourse, said the country’s top financial regulator.

PwC Fined $25 Million for Altering Probe Report on Japanese Bank

By Editors | 18/08/2014

New York state has fined PricewaterhouseCoopers $25m and suspended some consulting work for two years after it altered a report to regulators on sanctions and money-laundering controls for Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.