All posts tagged "BOJ"
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890JapanBOJ Warns of Financial Risks from Easy Lending, CLO Exposures
The BOJ warns of a buildup of risks from lending to “low-return borrowers”, delayed loan restructuring, and overseas exposures to leveraged loans and CLOs.
October 25, 2019 -
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Recession Fears Prompt Japan to Stress Test Major Financial Firms
The BOJ and FSA will jointly coordinate stress tests on Japan’s three G-SIBs and four D-SIBs to assess how capital and liquidity could be affected if stocks fell and the yen spiked.
October 23, 2019 -
1.1KAsia-PacificBOJ Deputy Governor Calls for Collective Action on LIBOR Transition
LIBOR’s permanent discontinuation will be one of the “most significant events in global financial history”, BOJ deputy governor Masayoshi Amamiya said at ASIFMA’s Annual Conference.
October 14, 2019 -
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Japan Regulators Seek Data on Financial Firms’ Risky Investments
The BOJ and FSA are collecting data on financial firms' holdings of collateralised loan obligations and leveraged loans to understand the risks they present.
September 10, 2019 -
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BOJ Publishes Consultation on JPY Interest Rate Benchmarks
The consultation paper presents and evaluates five options that can be used as alternative benchmarks upon transition and as fallback replacement benchmarks.
July 3, 2019 -
763Capital RegulationJapan Opposes LCR for US Branches of Foreign Banks
The BOJ, FSA and JBA say standardised liquidity requirements for US branches of foreign banking organisations will promote market fragmentation and create global risks.
June 26, 2019 -
1.5KFeatured ArticlesSFTR: An Opportunity to Upgrade, Automate
DTCC's Val Wotton and Oliver Williams explain the challenges SFTR presents in Asia, and how firms can best prepare in the lead-up to implementation starting in April 2020.
June 17, 2019 -
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Project Stella: DLT Can Improve Cross-Border Payment Security
The BOJ-ECB phase three study says DLT can improve security in cross-border payments by using payment methods that synchronise payments and lock funds along the payment chain.
June 6, 2019 -
1.6KFintech / Regtech
BOJ Paper Considers Security Risks of Machine Learning Systems
The paper classifies machine learning systems into 12 types and discusses the vulnerabilities, threats and corresponding countermeasures for each, focusing on the financial sector.
May 27, 2019 -
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BOJ Committee Releases Results of Discussion on Libor Alternatives
The industry-led committee is working to develop term reference rates based on JPY OIS as a potential alternative benchmark in light of the discontinuation of JPY LIBOR in 2021.
April 29, 2019
