What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of July 3 - July 7, 2017

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

Press Conferences

July 3, 2017:	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (June 27, 2017) (Available in Japanese)
July 3, 2017:	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (June 20, 2017) Japanese version
July 3, 2017:	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (June 16, 2017) (Available in Japanese)
July 3, 2017:	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (June 13, 2017) (Available in Japanese)
July 3, 2017:	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (June 9, 2017) Japanese version

Public Comments

(The following public comment is available in Japanese)

June 30, 2017:

Publication of the finalized cabinet office order to amend the “Order on Terminology, Forms and Preparation Methods of Financial Statements” < Summary> The FSA finalized a cabinet office order to amend the “Order on Terminology, Forms and Preparation Methods of Financial Statements” for the disclosure due to the issuance of corporate bonds by Nippon Export and Investment Insurance, Co. Ltd. The order was enforced on June 30, 2017.

Press Releases

(The following press releases are available in English)

International 

July 7, 2017:	Financial Stability Board (FSB) published resolution planning guidance for global banks and reports on the implementation of resolution reforms
July 4, 2017:	International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) announced that it will hold a World Investor Week from 2nd through 8th October 2017
July 4, 2017:	Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published a consultative document "Draft Guidance for Private Sector Information Sharing"
July 3, 2017:	Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published a consultative document "Simplified alternative to the standardised approach to market risk capital requirements"

Banks

July 3, 2017:	Update on measures taken in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake (as of July 3, 2017)

Others

July 6, 2017:	Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the “Payment Services Act”

(The following press releases are available in Japanese)

Securities

July 7, 2017:

Publication of “Statistics of NISA and Junior NISA Accounts” < Summary> The FSA published “Statistics of NISA and Junior NISA Accounts.” As of March 31, 2017, there were approximately 10.8 million NISA accounts in total, and approximately 10.6 trillion yen (approximately 92.7 billion USD) was invested through the NISA accounts. In addition, 40.6 billion yen (approximately 357 million USD) was invested through 211 thousand Junior NISA accounts, which started from January 2016.

Others

July 7, 2017:

Announcement of personnel changes (announced July 7, 2017)

July 6, 2017:

Request for financial measures to deal with disasters caused by the heavy rain which started on July 5, 2017 (Fukuoka Local Finance Branch Bureau and Kyushu Local Finance Bureau) (1) (2) < Summary> The Ōita Local Finance Office of the Kyushu Local Finance Bureau with the Bank of Japan’s Ōita branch and the Fukuoka Local Finance Branch Bureau with the Bank of Japan’s Fukuoka branch issued joint statements titled “Financial Measures to deal with disasters caused by the heavy rain which started on July 5, 2017” to the relevant financial institutions. The statements request financial institutions in Ōita Prefecture and Fukuoka Prefecture to appropriately deal with victims of the disaster considering their circumstances, such as by making the repayment of deposits flexible.