Japan

Market Infrastructure

Japan to Remove Bitcoin Sales Tax

By Samuel Riding | 13/10/2016

Move expected boost bitcoin growth, reduce administrative costs.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan Issues Regional Bank Guidelines

By Samuel Riding | 05/10/2016

55 criteria are designed to ensure banks support regional economies.

Japan Warns on Pharma, Biotech Insider Trading

By Samuel Riding | 23/09/2016

Regulator suspects doctors and academic personnel are involved in leaking information.

Market Infrastructure

CFTC Grants Japan Comparability on Un-cleared Swaps

By Samuel Riding | 12/09/2016

US regulator votes 2-to-1 to grant comparability on un-cleared swaps margining, eligible collateral.

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.