JAPAN

Japan to Clamp Down on Excessive Sales Quotas

By Samuel Riding | 21/10/2016

Move aims to avoid unreasonable sales targets and abuses similar to those at Wells Fargo.

Market Infrastructure

Japan to Tighten HFT Regulations

By Samuel Riding | 20/10/2016

New rules to cover trader registration and risk-management requirements.

AML / KYC

Japan Regulator Issues Guidelines to Boost Lending

By Samuel Riding | 18/10/2016

Guidelines state banks should focus on lending to companies with growth potential.

Market Infrastructure

Japan to Remove Bitcoin Sales Tax

By Samuel Riding | 13/10/2016

Move expected boost bitcoin growth, reduce administrative costs.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan Issues Regional Bank Guidelines

By Samuel Riding | 05/10/2016

55 criteria are designed to ensure banks support regional economies.

Japan Warns on Pharma, Biotech Insider Trading

By Samuel Riding | 23/09/2016

Regulator suspects doctors and academic personnel are involved in leaking information.

Market Infrastructure

CFTC Grants Japan Comparability on Un-cleared Swaps

By Samuel Riding | 12/09/2016

US regulator votes 2-to-1 to grant comparability on un-cleared swaps margining, eligible collateral.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan Advances ‘Dynamic Supervision’ Approach

By Samuel Riding | 31/08/2016

FSA said to split supervision of regional banks; aims to boost lending, raise profitability.

Securities / Derivatives

Japan Eyes Margin Trading Liberalisation

By Samuel Riding | 26/08/2016

FSA could end ‘off-exchange’ ban, allow trading at night and on public holidays.