Japan

Trading & Investment

Japan Lifts Government Bond Sales Limits

By Samuel Riding | 17/02/2016

Central bank moves to ease stress in government securities market.

Emerging Prudential Risks

BOJ to Closely Monitor Impact of Negative Rates

By Samuel Riding | 03/02/2016

Finance minister responds to concern about impact on domestic banks’ profitability.

Trading & Investment

Japan Investigating HFT, Dark Pools

By Samuel Riding | 29/01/2016

Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission asks for details of brokerages’ HFT services.

Resolution & Recovery

Sumitomo to Issue TLAC Bonds

By Samuel Riding | 22/01/2016

Financial holding group’s bond designed to shore up banking arm’s regulatory capital.

Structural Regulation

Japan, EU Making ‘Substantial Progress’ on Regulatory Cooperation

By Samuel Riding | 22/01/2016

Annual meeting cites concerns about impact of reforms on economic growth, updates on regulatory cooperation framework.

Market Risk

Japan Considering New Rate Risk System

By Samuel Riding | 07/01/2016

Early warning system on interest rate changes to be based on outcome of BCBS proposals.

Credit Risk

India to Tighten Credit Cooperative Rules

By Samuel Riding | 04/01/2016

Cooperatives that fail to repay investors or violate other regulations will be penalised.

Trading & Investment

How Regulation is Accelerating Use of E-trading

By Editors | 16/12/2015

Moves to reduce systemic risk and increase transparency in OTC derivatives support technological innovation.

Credit Risk

Japan Investigating Real Estate Lending

By Samuel Riding | 11/12/2015

FSA concerned about impact of property market downturn on banks’ high proportion of real estate lending.