All posts tagged "FSA"
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266Fintech / RegtechJapan FSA to Crack Down on Unlicensed Crypto Investment Firms
Currently, investment firms collecting funds from investors in cryptocurrency do not explicitly fall under Japan’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
January 10, 2019 -
220Fintech / Regtech
UPDATED – Japan FSA Considers Approving Crypto ETFs
The FSA is gauging industry interest in crypto ETFs, following its release of a new draft framework for the sector that could become law in 2020.
January 9, 2019 -
473Fintech / Regtech
Japan FSA Publishes New Draft Framework on Crypto Assets
The framework will impose restrictions on privacy coin listings, margin trading, derivative transactions and ICOs, and introduce new requirements to protect investors against hacks.
December 19, 2018 -
304JapanJapan to Probe Corporate Bond Underwriting Practices
An FSA official told Bloomberg that the regulator will discuss the issue of unsold bonds held by underwriters during its regular discussions with market participants.
November 14, 2018 -
264JapanJapan to Propose Amendments to Simplify Bank Merger Process
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instructed ministers to propose amendments to existing laws to simplify consolidation of regional banks, many of which are struggling to maintain profitability.
November 8, 2018 -
697Featured ArticlesCrypto Players Welcome Hong Kong Regulation
New regulation could lead to industry consolidation and greater institutional money, said panellists at ASIFMA’s annual conference in Singapore.
November 6, 2018 -
284Capital RegulationJapan’s Suruga Bank to Receive $2.2bn Credit Line from BOJ
The credit line is aimed at preventing a liquidity crunch after a scandal involving falsified proof of income and assets to approve loans resulted in mass withdrawals by depositors.
November 5, 2018 -
335ChinaShinzo Abe’s Beijing Visit Paves Way for Financial Sector Cooperation
Forty years since the 1978 peace treaty marked by a series of MoUs between central banks, securities regulators, stock exchanges and industry bodies, among others.
October 29, 2018 -
538Fintech / Regtech
Japan Allows Self-Regulation Among Cryptocurrency Exchanges
The Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association has been given a “certified fund settlement business association” accreditation, allowing it to make rules and police domestic exchanges.
October 25, 2018 -
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Japan FSA Updates Financial Sector Cyber Policy
Japan's financial infrastructure may come under attack in the lead-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the FSA says as it prepares to guard against potential large-scale incidents.
October 22, 2018
