What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of July 31 - August 4, 2017

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

Press Conferences

July 31, 2017:	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (July 20, 2017) (Available in Japanese)
July 31, 2017:	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (July 18, 2017) (Available in Japanese)

Press Releases

(The following press releases are available in English)

International 

August 2, 2017:	International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published ”Thematic Review of the Adoption of the Principles set forth in IOSCO’s Report: Recommendations Regarding the Protection of Client Assets"

Publication

July 31, 2017:	Publication of the 168th issue of the FSA’s monthly journal, Access FSA

Others

August 4, 2017:	The First Registration Case Using the Financial Market Entry Consultation Desk
August 2, 2017:	Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the “Payment Services Act”
August 1, 2017:	Improved Transparency in the Auditor’s Report

(The following press releases are available in Japanese)

Banks

July 31, 2017:

Information sharing on cases regarding unauthorized use of bank accounts < Summary> The FSA and local finance bureaus provide information regarding unauthorized use of bank accounts to relevant financial institutions and law enforcement authorities after obtaining consents from informants. The FSA has published statistics that include the number of information sharing on cases regarding unauthorized use of deposit accounts up till June 30, 2017 since September 2003, along with the corresponding actions taken by financial institutions.

Others

August 4, 2017:	Publication of the updated “Expert Column,” a subpage of the “NISA Official Promotion Webpage,” with a new article (vol.10) contributed by an external expert < Summary> The FSA published the updated “Expert Column,” a subpage of the “NISA Official Promotion Webpage,” with a new article (vol.10) contributed by an external expert.
August 4, 2017:	Publication of the intermediate report of the “Roundtable on Risks Associated with the Settlement of Foreign Exchange Transactions” in addition to the summary of its third meeting (1) (2) < Summary> The FSA published the intermediate report of the “Roundtable on Risks Associated with the Settlement of Foreign Exchange Transactions” in addition to the summary of its third meeting held on June 29, 2017. The Roundtable was held three times from December 2016 through June 2017 to promote mitigation of risks associated with the settlement of foreign exchange transactions with a wide range of stakeholders.
August 2, 2017:	Activities of the FSA’s Counseling Office for Financial Services Users between April 1 and June 30, 2017 < Summary> The FSA’s Counseling Office for Financial Services Users offers a counseling service to respond to inquiries and comments from financial services users. Between April 1 and June 30, 2017, the counseling office received 8,289 inquiries and comments, remaining roughly flat from 8,115 cases in the previous quarter (between January 1 and March 31, 2017).
August 1, 2017:	Publication of the “FSA Policy Evaluation Basic Plan” < Summary> The FSA published the “FSA Policy Evaluation Basic Plan” pursuant to the “Government Policy Evaluations Act.” To ensure objectivity and improve the quality of evaluation, the plan has been reviewed by the members of the Expert Panel on Policy Assessment. The FSA will conduct policy evaluation appropriately pursuant to the plan and the results will be published in due course.
August 1, 2017:	Announcement of personnel changes (announced August 1, 2017)
July 31, 2017:	Publication of an outline of key comments received at the “Contact for Financial Policies Monitor,” a neutral third-party comprised of external experts < Summary> To ensure the effectiveness and transparency of the Financial Policies Monitor System, the FSA published an outline of key comments newly received at the “Contact for Financial Policies Monitor,” a neutral third-party comprised of external experts, over the three-month period from January to March 2017. The outline also includes corresponding actions taken (or to be taken) by the FSA. The FSA publishes the outline on a regular basis.