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Clearing & Post-Trade
Japan FSA Finalises New Derivatives Reporting Guidelines
By Editors | 12/12/2022
The guidelines and associated reporting requirements will take effect on 1 April 2024, incorporating the UTI and CDE.
Structural Regulation
Industry Ranks Singapore Top APAC Market to Operate In
By Editors | 11/12/2022
In an ASIFMA survey, capital market participants ranked Singapore as the top market for its political environment and predictable and transparent regulatory policy.
Anti-Money Laundering
Japan Lawmakers Approve Revisions to Anti Financial Crime Laws
By Editors | 07/12/2022
The revisions will allow Japanese authorities to criminally punish crypto firms that do not comply with the Travel Rule.
PEPs & Sanctions
US, Korea, Japan Sanction DPRK Over Missile Tests
By Manesh Samtani | 05/12/2022
The sanctions were imposed in response to recent ballistic missile tests, including one that had enough range to reach the US mainland.
Cryptocurrency
FTX Japan to Allow Withdrawals Starting in January
By Editors | 04/12/2022
Under Japanese law, crypto businesses are required to keep users’ assets segregated, shielding FTX Japan from the bankruptcy proceedings in the US.
Market Data & Technology
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.
Liquidity Risk
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.
Payments & Settlements
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.
Clearing & Post-Trade
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.
CBDCs
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.
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