Financial Services Agency

Anti-Money Laundering

Japan Regulator Orders Revolut to Improve AML Controls

By Editors | 06/09/2022

Revolut is required to submit a business improvement plan by 3 October and file quarterly progress reports until implementation is complete.

Structural Regulation

Japan FSA Consults on Documentary Requirements for Foreign Entry

By Editors | 06/09/2022

The amendment will allow applicants who meet certain conditions to submit written applications for registration and other subsequent documents in English.

Trading & Investment

Japan FSA Seeks to Make NISA Programme Permanent

By Editors | 31/08/2022

NISA is a programme for small investments that offers time-based exemptions from capital gains and dividend tax.

Cryptocurrency

Japan Considers Relaxation of Crypto Taxation Policies

By Editors | 30/08/2022

Authorities are considering a system under which crypto asset issuers would only be taxed when profits are generated, and not based on unrealised gains.

Climate Risk

Japan Publishes Results of Climate Scenario Analysis Exercise

By Editors | 29/08/2022

The results highlight a need for banks to use common assumptions within their models, refine their analysis of individual companies, and enhance their methodologies.

Cryptocurrency

Japanese Crypto Industry Bodies Call for Tax Reforms

By Editors | 11/08/2022

The JCBA and JVCEA are asking for income from crypto-asset transactions to be taxed separately at a rate of 20 percent, rather than together with other income.

Market Data & Technology

Japan QUICK Corp to Disseminate Real Time ODX Data

By Editors | 09/08/2022

QUICK Corp will disseminate real time market information obtained from Osaka Digital Exchange’s Proprietary Trading System for listed securities.

Cryptocurrency

Laying the Groundwork for Digital Assets to Take Flight in Korea

By Susan Friedman | 04/08/2022

South Korea has an opportunity to bolster innovation in digital assets as it develops new regulations for the sector, say Ripple’s Susan Friedman and Rahul Advani.

Capital Adequacy

CFTC Proposes Capital Comparability Determination for Japan

By Editors | 02/08/2022

Nonbank swap dealers domiciled in Japan would be able to satisfy certain US capital and financial reporting requirements by complying with comparable requirements in Japan.