Japan

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    Fintech / Regtech

    JPX to Enhance Access to Financial Market Data

    By Thisanka Siripala | 05/02/2025

    The JPX Research Institute will integrate its new J-LAKE data platform with Snowflake’s AI data cloud infrastructure.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    Tokyo Metropolitan Government Joins TSE Asia Startup Hub

    By Thisanka Siripala | 04/02/2025

    The TSE said it will work with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and other partners to provide fundraising and IPO support to companies.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Japan Revises 2021 Guidelines on Transition Finance

    By Thisanka Siripala | 04/02/2025

    METI said the guidelines have been revised to take into account recent developments, including ICMA’s June 2023 handbook update.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    TSE to Strengthen Investor Protections Amid Surge in Buyouts

    By Thisanka Siripala | 04/02/2025

    The reforms will require companies to improve disclosures on takeover offers and adopt measures to ensure fair pricing for minority investors

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    Securities / Derivatives

    TSE Urges Listed Firms to Reduce Lag for English Disclosures

    By Thisanka Siripala | 28/01/2025

    Listed companies are expected to take “proactive measures” to improve the scope, content and timing of English-language disclosures.

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    BOJ Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level in 17 Years

    By Thisanka Siripala | 25/01/2025

    BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said the rate hike aligns with the central bank’s efforts to maintain inflation at its 2% target over the medium term​.

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    Market Infrastructure

    JSCC’s Transition to VaR Margin Models Has Improved Efficiency: JPX

    By Manesh Samtani | 24/01/2025

    The transition from SPAN to JSCC-VaR has improved risk management and margin efficiency for listed derivatives, but further refinements are needed.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    Japan FSA Consults on Amendments to Bank Capital Rules

    By Thisanka Siripala | 24/01/2025

    The amendments adopt the July 2024 revisions to the IRRBB standard and revise the transitional provisions for FRTB’s Profit and Loss Attribution test.

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    Enforcement

    Japan FSA Suspends Audit Firm for Six Months for Misconduct

    By Thisanka Siripala | 22/01/2025

    The FSA said Aska Audit Corporation had weak audit quality controls, fabricated audit records and that its leadership lacked professional ethics

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    Enforcement

    Mizuho Stops Accepting New Safe Deposit Box Customers

    By Thisanka Siripala | 22/01/2025

    The decision comes after an MUFG employee was arrested for stealing customers’ assets, putting the industry under heightened scrutiny

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