Japan

    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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