Japan

    Securities / Derivatives

    JPX Acquisition to Improve English Disclosures by Listed Companies

    By Editors | 04/12/2022

    JPXI will acquire SCRIPTS Asia, which creates English transcripts of investor events held by listed companies and distributes them to domestic and overseas investors.

    Capital / Liquidity

    BOJ Relaxes Terms of Securities Lending Facility

    By Editors | 02/12/2022

    The move is aimed at ensuring stability in the market and easing tight JGB liquidity in the repo market.

    Market Infrastructure

    MUFG Becomes First Japanese Bank to Join CLSNet

    By Editors | 01/12/2022

    MUFG says CLSNet will enable it to improve operational efficiency and reduce risk for currencies that are not currently eligible for CLSSettlement.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI, FSA Agree to Improve Mutual Cooperation on CCPs

    By Editors | 01/12/2022

    The letters of cooperation come after two years of negotiations between Indian and Japanese regulators on CCPs.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    BOJ to Involve Banks in CBDC Testing Around April 2023

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/11/2022

    The BOJ’s next phase of CBDC testing will involve Japan’s three megabanks as well as regional banks. A digital yen could be issued in 2026.

    ESG / Sustainability

    ISDA Analyses Regulatory Treatment of SLDs in Japan

    By Editors | 21/11/2022

    The paper considers how sustainability-linked derivatives would be classified and regulated in Japan.

    Capital / Liquidity

    India Resists ESMA Requirements on CCP Recognition – Reports

    By Manesh Samtani | 14/11/2022

    ESMA decision will block EU banks from dealing with Indian CCPs after 30 April 2023. India faces similar standoffs with UK and Japanese regulators.

    AML / KYC

    AML in Japan: Looking Back to Look Forward

    By Hiroshi Ozaki | 09/11/2022

    The FSA’s Hiroshi Ozaki and Daisuke Mamba look back at the last four and a half years in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing in Japan.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Japan Agency to Explore Use Cases, Legal Status of DAOs

    By Editors | 06/11/2022

    A Web 3.0 study group will establish a DAO to better understand its benefits and limitations and make recommendations to the government.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    First Project Guardian Pilot Completed Using DeFi Protocols

    By Editors | 03/11/2022

    DBS, JP Morgan and SBI Digital Asset completed the pilot. Two other pilots are being launched by StanChart, HSBC, UOB and Marketnode.

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