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Credit Risk
Bank of Japan Warns of Rising Credit Costs
By Garima Chitkara | 23/04/2018
Banks are urged to step up credit risk management and provisioning for lending to “middle-risk” firms that hold low internal funds.
Payments & Settlements
HK, Japan to Connect Settlement Systems
By JP Reimann | 19/04/2018
BOJ-NET link with HKD CHATS will effectively eliminate the need for the US dollar as an intermediate currency in cross-border transactions.
Clearing & Post-Trade
BOJ-ECB Study Identifies DLT Applications for Securities Settlement
By Manesh Samtani | 29/03/2018
Project Stella phase two study suggests distributed ledger technology offers novel approach for cash settlement of securities, but requires further study.
DeFi & Web3
Decentralised Crypto Exchanges Could Render Regulatory Efforts Meaningless
By Bradley Maclean | 29/01/2018
Global regulators and institutions need to work together to develop globally harmonised standards, rather than the onerous regulatory frameworks proposed […]
AI Risk & Governance
BoJ Expects Large IT Firms to Become Systemically Important
By Samuel Riding | 07/12/2017
Haruhiko Kuroda says global IT platform providers could pose systemic risk through holding vast amounts of data, adds to warnings on algo contagion.
Trading & Investment
BoJ Urges Asian Local Currency Debt Market Development
By Garima Chitkara | 30/11/2017
Haruhiko Kuroda says firms in Asia need to diversify their sources of funding to protect against market shocks as ASEAN initiatives increase.
Emerging Prudential Risks
Japanese Banks Overstaffed, Over-branched Amid Declining Profitability – BOJ
By Editors | 25/10/2017
Central banks also points to potential systemic risk from ‘common exposure’ as competition to lend money intensifies.
AI Risk & Governance
Bank of Japan Investigating Use of Supervisory Technology
By Editors | 23/10/2017
Central bank suggests financial market supervisors use of technology is one of the highest priorities in global regulation.
Payments & Settlements
DLT Not Yet a Solution for Large Central Bank Applications – BOJ
By Samuel Riding | 11/09/2017
Japanese central bank and European counterpart conclude from ‘Project Stella’ tests of DLT in RTGS that the technology is not yet mature enough.
Credit Risk
Japan’s Low Interest Rate Environment Suffocates Regional Banks
By Editors | 07/09/2017
FSA’s commissioner ‘embarrassed to see regional banks’ balance sheets in their core businesses deteriorate more quickly than we expected.’
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