Japan

ESG / Sustainability

Japan FSA Drafts Indicators to Assess Social Projects

By Editors | 02/06/2022

A draft set of indicators have been published which issuers can use to help them assess the social impacts of projects financed with social bonds.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BOJ Releases Phase One Findings from CBDC Testing

By Editors | 01/06/2022

Phase one of CBDC experimentation was conducted from April 2021 to March 2022. The BOJ tested three CBDC ledger design alternatives.

Securities / Derivatives

Japan FSA Revises Rules on Best Execution Policy

By Editors | 28/05/2022

Securities firms are required to provide customers with easy-to-understand descriptions of their best execution policy.

Fintech / Regtech

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust to Establish Crypto Custody Company

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/05/2022

The new company will be a joint venture between Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank and hold digital assets for institutional investors.

Market Infrastructure

Japan FSA Proposes Revisions to Derivatives Reporting Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 19/05/2022

The FSA is looking to implement the data requirements specified by CPMI-IOSCO’s CDE Technical Guidance “as much as possible”.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Nomura to Establish New Subsidiary Dedicated to Digital Assets

By Editors | 18/05/2022

The new subsidiary will combine digital asset services under a single entity that will have about 100 staff by end-2024.

Market Infrastructure

Tokyo Bourse to Pilot Carbon Market in September

By Editors | 17/05/2022

The TSE has been commissioned to develop Japan’s first carbon credits market. Full-scale operations will be launched in FY2023-2024.

Securities / Derivatives

JPX to Provide Real-time Calculation of New Market Indices

By Editors | 11/05/2022

Three indices launched last month under the TSE’s new market structure will be calculated every 15 seconds instead of the current once-a-day calculation.

Securities / Derivatives

Japan FSA Issues Guidance on Preventing Archegos-style Incidents

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/04/2022

Firms with securities businesses are expected to draw lessons from the shortcomings observed in the Archegos incident in order to foster a sound risk culture.