JAPAN

Securities / Derivatives

Japan Halves Setup Time for Foreign Fund Entry

By Garima Chitkara | 07/08/2017

UK asset management firm Legal & General Group became the first foreign firm to make use of Japan’s financial market entry consultation desk.

Capital / Liquidity

BIS Releases Policy Papers on Regulatory Proportionality and Cyber-risk

By Garima Chitkara | 03/08/2017

Papers analyses regional divergence in frameworks across Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan.

Securities / Derivatives

Japanese Brokers Face Scrutiny of Information Controls

By Editors | 24/07/2017

Securities Dealers Association aims to ensure brokerage managers who are also investment bankers don’t reveal inside information. The new chief […]

AML / KYC

Japan FSA Probing AML Compliance at Regional Banks

By Editors | 12/07/2017

Regulator concerned rules introduced last October are not being executed consistently as regional and other smaller banks deal with increasing number of international transactions.

Capital / Liquidity

IMF Urges Japan to Contain Financial Risks

By Editors | 22/06/2017

Japan has been urged to contain financial risks by the IMF (International Monetary Fund) after its Article IV Consultation for […]

Japan Finalises Stewardship Code

By Samuel Riding | 31/05/2017

Final version of non-legally binding code includes several new principles for institutional investors.

AML / KYC

Japan FSA Anticipates ‘C2B’ Banking System

By Samuel Riding | 31/05/2017

Commissioner Nobuchika Mori suggests fintech will facilitate provision of ‘bespoke products to mass customers’.

Market Infrastructure

Japan Passes HFT Legislation

By Samuel Riding | 23/05/2017

Offshore HFTs must have offices in Japan; all must register with regulator, disclose risk management practices.

Securities / Derivatives

US Regulator Charges Nomura Traders with Fraud

By Samuel Riding | 22/05/2017

Traders alleged to have made extra $750,000 in profit and boosted bonuses while deliberately lying to customers.