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    Trading & Investment

    FSA Japan Probes Sales of Credit Suisse AT1 Bonds

    By Editors | 04/08/2023

    At least one Japanese investor was told around fall last year that Credit Suisse AT1 bonds were safer than stock.

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    Sustainable Finance

    Sustainable Finance in Japan Makes Steady Progress: FSA

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 02/08/2023

    The Japanese FSA’s expert panel on sustainable finance has published its third progress report on sustainable finance initiatives in the country, highlighting policy trends and updates.

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    Sustainable Finance

    Japan FSA Seeks Industry Input on Impact Investment Guidelines

    By Editors | 01/08/2023

    The guidelines set out four key principles of impact investment, and encourages dialogue with investee companies to assist them in creating or accelerating change.

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    ESG Data

    Japan Names 17 Firms That Endorse New Code of Conduct on ESG Data

    By Editors | 30/07/2023

    Endorsers include Bloomberg LP, Clarity AI, FTSE Russell, ICE, ISS ESG, Moody’s Japan, Morningstar Sustainalytics, MSCI ESG Research, Refinitiv, and S&P Global Ratings Japan.

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    ESG Data

    MAS Proposes Industry Code for ESG Data Providers

    By Editors | 28/06/2023

    The code establishes industry standards of transparency in methodologies and data sources, governance, and conflicts of interest management.

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    ESG Data

    EU ESG Ratings Rules Risk Regulatory Fragmentation

    By ESG Investor | 28/06/2023

    Proposed framework aims to tackle conflict of interest concerns, but fails to address “quality of raw ESG data”.

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    Tokenisation

    MAS Sets Out Framework for Digital Asset Networks

    By Karen Ng | 27/06/2023

    MAS will also expand Project Guardian to test the potential of asset tokenisation across more financial asset classes.

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    Data Privacy

    FSA, BOJ Offer Update on Joint Data Collection Project

    By Mark Johnston | 26/06/2023

    In the second half of fiscal 2023, regulators will use the new platform to start collecting “highly granular data on corporate lending” in stages, the FSA said.

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    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Japan FSA Takes Administrative Action Against Two Banks

    By Editors | 24/06/2023

    The banks sold risky structured bonds to clients without checking their investment experience and explaining the risks.

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    Sustainable Finance

    Japan to Develop Sapporo into Green Finance Hub

    By Mark Johnston | 23/06/2023

    New consortium aims to attract JPY 40 trillion over the next decade to promote renewable energy sources in Sapporo.

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