Japan

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.

Japan Exchange Group (JPX) Launches Next Generation Technology Suite Powered by Nasdaq

By Samuel Riding | 20/07/2016

Japan Exchange Group (JPX) and Nasdaq officially announce JPX has gone live with new next-generation derivatives trading system for Osaka Exchange.

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.