Bank of Japan

Structural Regulation

Tokyo Bourse to Cut a Third of Companies from First Section

By Editors | 18/03/2019

The Tokyo Stock Exchange plans to raise the minimum market cap for companies to maintain a listing on its First Section and require English language quarterly earnings disclosures.

Structural Regulation

Japan Mulls Measures to Enable Consolidation of Ailing Banks

By Editors | 07/03/2019

Japan’s government plans to introduce legislation that will provide exemptions from its anti-monopoly law to allow regional banks to consolidate more easily.

Payments & Settlements

Nomura AM to Provide CLS Settlement to Japan-Based Funds

By Editors | 20/02/2019

Japan funds to have access to CLS Settlement through Nomura Asset Management in a move to enable PvP settlement and adopt best practices promoted by the FX Global Code.

CBDCs

BIS Issues Report on Central Bank Digital Currencies

By Editors | 10/01/2019

Only one of 63 central bank respondents has said it is very likely to issue a central bank digital currency in the next six years.

Resolution & Recovery

Japan to Propose Amendments to Simplify Bank Merger Process

By Mark Pufpaff | 08/11/2018

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.

Liquidity Risk

Japan’s Suruga Bank to Receive $2.2bn Credit Line from BOJ

By Mark Pufpaff | 05/11/2018

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.

Trading & Investment

Shinzo Abe’s Beijing Visit Paves Way for Financial Sector Cooperation

By Manesh Samtani | 29/10/2018

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.

Credit Risk

Japan Banks Face Asset Risks, but No Change in Outlook – Moody’s

By Garima Chitkara | 17/10/2018

Japanese banks face profitability pressures and asset risks, even as liquidity and capitalisation remain robust, the ratings agency said.

Trading & Investment

Increased Use of Futures in Asset Management Could Adversely Impact Market – Kuroda

By Garima Chitkara | 05/09/2018

Increased use of futures in ETFs and investment trusts, while desirable to deepen futures market, has the potential to create correlation and contagion risks among asset classes where none existed before.