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FSA Newsletter (the monthly public relations brochure)

FSA Newsletter December 2007 HTML PDF(392KB)

Topics

  • IOSCO Technical Committee Conference, Tokyo (November 8-9, 2007)
  • Market Regulators' Efforts to Enhance Governance of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) Foundation
  • Publication of Results of Pilot Program Related to Rebuilding of EDINET
  • Publication of the First Report by the Financial Markets Strategy Team

FSA Newsletter November 2007 HTML PDF(184KB)

Topics

  • Sales, Solicitation, etc. Related to Funds
  • The Financial Markets Strategy Team
  • Inspection Manual for Financial Instruments Business Operators
  • Publication of Report on Activities of Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board
  • The Second Meeting of the IFIAR (Toronto Meeting)/

Featured

  • Start-up of Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Insurance

FSA Newsletter October 2007 HTML PDF(284KB)

Topics

  • Towards Enhanced Market Integrity - Policy Statement of New SESC -
  • Annual Report on the SESC's Activity
  • Status of Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) as of the end of March 2007 (Key Points)

Guidelines for Supervision

  • Guidelines for Supervision of Financial Instruments Firms, etc. for Program Year 2007
  • Guidelines for Supervision of Small- and Medium-Sized and Regional Financial Institutions
  • Guidelines for Supervision of Major Banks, etc. for Program Year 2007

FSA Newsletter September 2007 HTML PDF(231KB)

Topics

  • Revision of Inspection Manual for Financial Holding Companies
  • Outline of the Revision of the Trust Business Act Pertaining to the Revision of the Trust Act
  • Basic Policy and Plan for Securities Inspections in Program Year 2007

Featured

  • Regarding Comprehensive Guideline for Supervision of Financial Instruments Business Operators
  • Regarding Announcement of Partial Revision of Guideline for Financial Conglomerates Supervision

FSA Newsletter August 2007 HTML PDF(514KB)

Topics

  • High-Level Dialogue Between the FSA and the U.S. SEC
  • Meeting between Minister of Financial Services Yamamoto and European Commissioner McCreevy
  • Visit to Singapore by Minister Yamamoto
  • Publication of Position Paper by Business Accounting Council

Featured

  • "Interim Summary of Discussions (First Report),"Published by the "Study Group on the Internationalization of Japanese Financial and Capital Markets"

Explanation of Laws and Regulations

  • Outline of the Electronically Recorded Claims Act

FSA Newsletter July 2007 HTML PDF(166KB)

Topics

  • FY2006 Financial Results of Major Banks
  • FY2006 Financial Results of Regional Banks

Featured

  • Implementation of Basel II

FSA Newsletter May,June 2007 HTML PDF(296KB)

Topics

  • Solvency Margin Ratio Calculation Standard
  • Amendments to the Comprehensive Guidelines for the Supervision of Major Banks, etc. and Small- and Medium-Sized and Regional Financial Institutions and the Issuance of Requests Concerning Customer Explanations Including Advertising Representations
  • Upon Completion of the program for Further Financial Reform
  • The Japan-EU High-Level Meeting on Financial Issues
  • Background to the 2nd Japan-EU Monitoring Meeting on Developments in Accounting and Auditing Issues
  • Publication of Hedge Fund Survey Results (2006)
  • Revision of Inspection Manual for Deposit-Taking Institutions
  • 1st Meeting of the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators(Tokyo Meeting)
  • Discussion Held by "Study Group on the Internationalization of Japanese Financial and Capital Markets"

FSA Newsletter April 2007 HTML PDF(217KB)

Topics

  • Status of Crime Involving Counterfeit ATM cards
  • Partial Revision of the Comprehensive Guideline for the Supervision of Insurance Companies
  • Publication of Cabinet Office Ordinance for the Amendment of Part of the Ordinance for the Enforcement of the Banking Act (Draft)

Featured

  • Publication of Position Paper by Business Accounting Council

FSA Newsletter March 2007 HTML PDF(341KB)

Topics

  • Amendment to Comprehensive Guidelines for the Supervision of Major Banks and Small- and Medium-Sized and Regional Financial Institutions
  • Status of Non-Performing Loans as of the End of September 2006
  • Study Group on the Internationalization of Japanese Financial and Capital Markets
  • Expert Panel of Task Force for Heavily-Indebted People

Hot Picks from the Financial World

  • Anti-Money Laundering efforts taken by Financial Institutions
  • Issues on faulty accounting of Nikko Cordial
  • G7 discussion on hedge fund
  • Selection Process of Acquiring Party of Ashikaga Bank
  • Administrative actions against the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ

FSA Newsletter January, February 2007 HTML PDF (473KB)

Topics

  • Notes on the Annual Supervisory Policy for Major Banks and the Annual Supervisory Policy for Securities Companies
  • Financial Inspections Pursuant to the Implementation of Basel II
  • Supervisory Approach to Specific Insurance Businesses
  • The Distribution of Rating Results for Financial Inspections
  • FY 2006 Interim Financial Results of Major Banks
  • Amendment to Regulations on Financial Statements Associated With Publication of New Accounting Standards
  • Main Recommendations by Subcommittee on the Certified Public Accountants System of the Financial System Council
  • Release of Business Accounting Council Subcommittee on Internal Controls: Draft for Public Comment on standards for the implementation of evaluation by the management and audits by auditors under the internal control-reporting scheme
  • Releases of Business Accounting Council Audit Subcommittee: Draft for Public Comment on Quality Review Standards
  • Organization, Staffing and Budget for FY2007
  • Minister Yuji Yamamoto's visits to China, the UK and the USA

Primer on Financial Literacy

  • Small-Claims and Short-Term Insurance Businesses

Explanation of Laws and Regulations

  • Revision of Enforcement Order of Securities and Exchange Law Associated With Enforcement of Law for Amending Securities and Exchange Law and Other Financial Laws

Featured

  • The Working Group on Information Technology Innovations and Financial Systems, Sectional Committee on Financial Systems of Financial System Council ''Towards the Establishment of an Electronically Registered Receivables Law (provisional name): Focusing on Approaches to the Establishment of an Electronically Registered Receivables Management Body''

Hot Picks from the Financial World

Notice

  • Beware of Investment Salespersons posing as FSA Staff!
  • Relocation of FSA Office (FY2007)
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