FSA Weekly Review No.91 April 7, 2014

What's New on the FSA Website

Week of March 31 - April 4, 2014

This page contains the latest in events, developments, and updates to the FSA website.

Topics

“Financial institutions under on-site inspection by the FSA” has been updated
http://www.fsa.go.jp/en/regulated/inspection/index.html

Press Conference

(Excerption of issues related to the FSA)

April 1, 2014: Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (March 18, 2014)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/en/conference/minister/2014/20140318.html

April 1, 2014: Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (March 14, 2014)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/en/conference/minister/2014/20140314.html

April 1, 2014: Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (March 7, 2014)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/en/conference/minister/2014/20140307.html

Press Releases

(Following press releases are available in Japanese)

BanksApril 4, 2014: Administrative actions against Iwate prefecture credit federation of fishermen's cooperatives
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/25/ginkou/20140404-1.htmlopen new window

OthersApril 3, 2014: Disciplinary actions against certified public accountants
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/25/sonota/20140403-1.htmlopen new window

SecuritiesApril 3, 2014: “List of unregistered financial instruments business
operators” updated
http://www.fsa.go.jp/ordinary/chuui/mutouroku.htmlopen new window

InternationalApril 2,2014: Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published a report titled “External audits of banks”.
http://www.fsa.go.jp/inter/bis/20140402-2.htmlopen new window
http://www.bis.org/press/p140331a.htmopen new window (BIS press release is available in English)

InternationalApril 2,2014: Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published the finalized standard document titled “The standardised approach for measuring counterparty credit risk exposures”.
http://www.fsa.go.jp/inter/bis/20140402-1.htmlopen new window
http://www.bis.org/press/p140331.htmopen new window (BIS press release is available in English)

Press ConferenceApril 2, 2014: Press Conference by Taro Aso, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Minister for Financial Services (April 1, 2014)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/common/conference/minister/2014a/20140401-1.htmlopen new window

OthersApril 1, 2014: “List of Issuers of Gift Certificates in Repayment Procedures based on the Act on Fund Settlement” updated
http://www.fsa.go.jp/policy/prepaid/index.htmlopen new window

Public CommentApril 1, 2014: A draft partial revision of the Notification No. 48/1996 of the Ministry of Finance which stipulates the method of funding the policy reserve and the level of coefficients that constitute the basis for calculating the amount of the policy reserve such as expected mortality, in relation to the long-term insurance contacts under Article 106, Section 2 of the Insurance Business Act and specified by a Cabinet Ordinance
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/25/hoken/20140401-3.htmlopen new window

Press ConferenceApril 1, 2014: Press Conference by Taro Aso, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Minister for Financial Services (March 28, 2014)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/common/conference/minister/2014a/20140328-1.htmlopen new window

OthersApril 1,2014: Announcement of personnel changes (announced April 1, 2014)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/common/about/jinji/index.htmlopen new window

OthersApril 1,2014: Partial revision to the Administrative Guidelines (Volume 3: Finance Companies Related)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/25/kinyu/20140401-1.htmlopen new window

BanksApril 1, 2014: FSA gave awards to financial institutions implemented highly advanced initiatives and/or those recommended to be widely practiced during FY 2013.
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/25/ginkou/20140401-2.htmlopen new window

Public CommentMarch 31, 2014: Results of public comments regarding the draft partial revisions of “Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Major Banks, etc.” and “Financial Inspection Manual”
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/25/ginkou/20140331-8.htmlopen new window

Public CommentMarch 31, 2014: Results of public comments regarding the draft revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Banking Act, etc. in relation to the FY 2013 revision of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (to be enforced within one year), etc.
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/25/20140331-7.htmlopen new window

OthersMarch 31, 2014: Status of measures taken by the FSA, local finance bureaus and financial institutions in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake updated
http://www.fsa.go.jp/ordinary/earthquake201103/jokyo.htmlopen new window

InternationalMarch 31, 2014: OTC Derivatives Regulators Group (ODRG) issued a report to G20 on Cross-Border implementation issues
http://www.fsa.go.jp/inter/etc/20140331-1.htmlopen new window

Public CommentMarch 31,2014: Results of public comments regarding the exposure draft “Revision of Auditing Standards”
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/25/sonota/20140331-4.htmlopen new window

OthersMarch 31, 2014: Implementation of the review of annual securities reports (FYE3/2014 and thereafter)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/25/sonota/20140331-2.htmlopen new window

OthersMarch 31, 2014: Points to be considered regarding the preparation and submission of annual securities reports (the version for the year ended March 2014) published
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/25/sonota/20140331-1.htmlopen new window

Public CommentMarch 31, 2014: Draft order regarding the partial revision of the Order on Book-Entry Transfer of Company Bonds, Shares, etc.
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/25/syouken/20140331-6.htmlopen new window

BanksMarch 31, 2014: Number of debtors who halted contracted repayments since the Great East Japan Earthquake and the amount of such debts (as of the end of December 2013)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/25/ginkou/20140331-5.htmlopen new window

OthersMarch 31, 2014: Cabinet Ordinance for the partial revision of the Cabinet Ordinance, etc. regarding the businesses of credit cooperatives and federations of credit cooperatives, along with the enforcement of the law to revise the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Cooperatives Act
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/25/sonota/20140331-3.htmlopen new window

Site Map

top of page