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FSA Weekly Review No.269
- November 16, 2017
What’s New on the FSA Website
Week of November 6 - November 10, 2017
This page contains the latest in events, developments, and updates to the FSA website.
Public Comments
(The following public comments are available in Japanese)
November 10, 2017: | Publication of the finalized amendments to the “Order for the Enforcement of the Banking Act” < Summary> The FSA finalized the amendments to the “Order for the Enforcement of the Banking Act,” and relevant regulatory notices and supervisory guidelines. The amendments endorse the application of IFRS-based disclosure, reporting, and other regulations regarding the “Banking Act,” when a banking group voluntarily adopts IFRS. |
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November 6, 2017: | Publication of the draft amendments to the regulatory notice designating a foreign financial instruments exchange < Summary> The FSA proposed the draft amendments to the regulatory notice designating a foreign financial instruments exchange based on the “Order for Enforcement of the Financial Instrument and Exchange Act.” The proposal mainly aims to additionally designate Cboe Global Markets – U.S. Equities as a designated foreign financial instruments exchange. |
Press Releases
(The following press releases are available in English)
International
Others
(The following press releases are available in Japanese)
Banks
November 10, 2017: | Publication of the “Strategic Directions and Priorities 2017-2018” < Summary> The FSA published the “Strategic Directions and Priorities 2017-2018.” This document provides clarity on what mission the FSA seeks to achieve and what specific directions and priorities the FSA plans to adopt in program year 2017 (from July 2017 to June 2018). |
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November 10, 2017: | Approval granted to Resona Holdings, Inc. for acquiring Kansai Mirai Financial Group, Inc. as a new subsidiary < Summary> The FSA granted approval to Resona Holdings, Inc. for acquiring Kansai Mirai Financial Group, Inc. as a new subsidiary, pursuant to the “Banking Act.” |
November 10, 2017: | Approval granted to Resona Holdings, Inc. for the establishment of Kansai Mirai Financial Group, Inc., a bank holding company < Summary> The FSA granted approval to Resona Holdings, Inc. for the establishment of the bank holding company “Kansai Mirai Financial Group, Inc.,” which has The Kinki Osaka Bank, Ltd. as a subsidiary, pursuant to the “Banking Act.” |
Securities
November 10, 2017: | An updated list of entities that are operating financial instruments businesses without proper registration (Kanto Local Finance Bureau) < Summary> The FSA and the Kanto Local Finance Bureau issued warnings to entities that are operating financial instruments businesses without proper registration. (cf. updated list of Japan-based entities). |
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Others
November 10, 2017: | Publication of a flowchart for setting up an installment investing NISA account at a financial institution < Summary> The FSA has published a flowchart for those who intend to start investing through “installment investing NISA,” which illustrates the necessary steps to set up an installment investing NISA account at a financial institution. The flowchart shows how easy it is to sign up for an installment investing NISA account. |
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November 9, 2017: | Warnings about entities that are operating money lending businesses without proper registration < Summary> The FSA (Local Finance Bureaus) updated warnings about entities that are operating money lending businesses without proper registration. The warnings include the updated list of entities that misrepresent their registration using fictitious or stolen registration numbers. |
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