Japan

Market Infrastructure

Hong Kong, Japan to Cooperate on Commodity Market Development

By Manesh Samtani | 12/06/2018

HKEX and Tokyo Commodity Exchange MoU to promote cooperation through information exchanges, staff exchanges, product development and joint promotion.

AML / KYC

Japan to Review AML Measures at Banks Ahead of FATF Inspection

By Garima Chitkara | 07/06/2018

FSA to conduct interviews and on-site inspections on all of Japan’s banks and credit unions’ measures to prevent money laundering and illegal remittances.

Market Infrastructure

Japan Publishes Revised Corporate Governance Code  

By JP Reimann | 04/06/2018

Revised code urges disclosure of plans to reduce cross-shareholdings, pushes for diversity in management, including more women non-Japanese.

Uncategorised

Japan to Adopt T+2 Stock Settlement in 2019

By Garima Chitkara | 31/05/2018

T+2 settlement for equities set to begin on 16 July 2019; working group to shorten settlement cycle first setup in 2015.

AML / KYC

Japan FSA Toughens Rules on Crypto Exchanges

By JP Reimann | 09/05/2018

New requirements include standards on system management, customer vetting, segregation of assets, removal of privacy coins, separation of duties.

Fintech / Regtech

Korea Joins Regional Peers in Adopting AI-based Market Surveillance

By JP Reimann | 08/05/2018

KRX launches new market surveillance system based on artificial intelligence; reduces time to secure data on suspicious transactions from 5 days to 1 hour.

Fintech / Regtech

‘Privacy Coins’ Pose Money Laundering Risk – Japan FSA

By JP Reimann | 03/05/2018

Regulator is taking steps to discourage exchanges from trading privacy-focused cryptocurrencies favoured by criminals such as Monero, Dash, Zcash.

Market Infrastructure

Japanese Banks Respond to HK OTC Derivatives Consultation

By Garima Chitkara | 30/04/2018

Japanese banking association asks for 6-12 months grace for implementing LEI requirements; urges for increased incentives to encourage smaller firms to obtain LEIs.

Capital / Liquidity

Asia to Miss Key 2018, 2019 Basel III Deadlines – BIS report

By Garima Chitkara | 26/04/2018

Most Asian jurisdictions are behind on implementing counterparty credit risk measures, capital for CCP exposures as well as TLAC, IRRBB and LEX requirements.