Press Releases (2001)

• December
• November
• October
• September
• August
• July
• June
• May
• April
• March
• February
• January

• Statement by Hakuo Yanagisawa, Minister for Financial Services -The Ishikawa Bank, Ltd.- (December 28, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Advisory for financial institutions that they should report the transactions suspected of their connections with the Taliban and those associated with the Taliban as those suspected to have relations with criminal activities (additional version No.4)(December 26, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Organization, number of staffs and the budget of FSA in the fiscal year of 2002 (December 25, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 18th Meeting of Fixed Assets Committee of Business Accounting Council (December 21, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 24th Meeting of the Second Committee of Business Accounting Council (December 21, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Monetary Authority of Singapore on the sharing of information on securities matters (December 21, 2001) Japanese version
• An administrative action against Goldman Sachs Japan Ltd., Tokyo Branch (December 21, 2001) Japanese version
• Comprehensive measures for short-selling of stocks (December 21, 2001) Japanese version
• The Review and follow-up of the capital injected Bank's plan for restoring sound management (December 21, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Sound Practice for the Management and Supervision of Operational Risk (December 20, 2001) Japanese version
• Minutes of the 15th Meeting of the First Committee of Business Accounting Council (December 14, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the 4th Meeting of Roundtable Committee on the Vision of the Japanese Financial System and Policies in the Future (December 14, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Progress towards completion of the new Basel Capital Accord (December 14, 2001) Japanese version
• Progress report of Working Group on Inspection Manual for investment trust management companies and investment advisory services (December 6, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Approval of establishment of Bank's shareholding company (Daiwa Bank Holdings, Inc.) (December 5, 2001) Available in Japanese

November

• Minutes of the 14th Meeting of the First Committee of Business Accounting Council (November 30, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Report by the First Subcommittee of Financial System Council (November 29, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 2nd Meeting of The First Subcommittee of Financial System Council (November 29, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the 2nd Meeting of First Subcommittee of Financial System Council (November 29, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Agenda of the 2nd Meeting of the First Subcommittee of Financial System Council (November 29, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Statement by Hakuo Yanagisawa, Minister for Financial Services -Taisei Fire and Marine Insurance Company-(November 22, 2001) Japanese version
• Result of follow-up inspections of 10 major banks (November 21, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the 3rd Meeting of Roundtable Committee on the Vision of the Japanese Financial System and Policies in the Future (November 19, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 23rd Meeting of the Second Committee of Business Accounting Council (November 16, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Advisory for financial institutions that they should report the transactions suspected of their connections with the Taliban and those associated with the Taliban as those suspected to have relations with criminal activities (additional version No.3) (November 13, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 17th Meeting of Fixed Assets Committee of Business Accounting Council (November 9, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Agenda of the 2nd meeting of the Subcommittee on compulsory automobile liability of the Financial System Council (November 8, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the 2nd meeting of the Subcommittee on compulsory automobile liability of the Financial System Council (November 8, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Joint Forum Releases Cross Sectoral Reports (November 7, 2001) Japanese version
• Summary of Quantitative Impact Study 2 results and Quantitative Impact Study 2.5 Exercise (November 5, 2001) Japanese version
• The United States and Japan Launch New Financial Talks (November 1, 2001) Japanese version

October

• Approval of change of organization of Tokyo Stock Exchange (October 29, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Advisory for financial institutions that they should report the transactions suspected of their connections with the Taliban and those associated with the Taliban as those suspected to have relations with criminal activities (additional version No.2) (October 29, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 22nd Meeting of the Second Subcommittee of Business Accounting Council (October 26, 2001) Available in Japanese
• The Advanced Reform Program (Extract: -Financial Sector -) (October 26, 2001) Japanese version
• Summary of the 2nd Meeting of Roundtable Committee on the Vision of the Japanese Financial System and Policies in the Future (October 24, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 1st Meeting of Subcommittee on Certified Public Accountant Regulation of Financial System Council (October 23, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the 1st Meeting of Subcommittee on Certified Public Accountant Regulation of Financial System Council (October 23, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Agenda of the 1st Meeting of Subcommittee on Certified Public Accountant Regulation of Financial System Council (October 23, 2001) Available in Japanese
• The information of Suspicious Transaction Reports suspected of the Taliban (October 19, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Statement by Hakuo Yanagisawa, Minister for Financial Services in the Financial Committee of the House of Councilors (October 18, 2001) Japanese version
• Working Paper on the Treatment of Asset Securitisations (October 15, 2001) Japanese version
• Minutes of the 16th Meeting of Fixed Assets Committee of Business Accounting Council (October 12,2001) Available in Japanese
• The developments of the Republic of Nauru, the Republic of Philippines and Russia Federation as NCCTs reviewed of FATF (October 12,2001) Available in Japanese
• Advisory for financial institutions that they should report the transactions suspected of their connections with the Taliban and those associated with the Taliban as those suspected to have relations with criminal activities (additional version) (October 12, 2001) Available in Japanese
• About opinions to the request of amendment of Tax System by FSA (October 10, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 6th Meeting of Special Subcommittee of Financial System Council (October 5, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 13th Meeting of the First Committee of Business Accounting Council (October 5, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 6th Meeting of Special Subcommittee of Financial System Council (October 5,2001) Available in Japanese
• Agenda of the 6th Meeting of Special Subcommittee of Financial System Council (October 5, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Working Paper on the IRB Approach to Specialised Lending Exposures (October 5, 2001) Japanese version
• Guidance on customer due diligence (October 4, 2001) Japanese version
• Minutes of the 1st Meeting of The First Subcommittee of Financial System Council (October 3, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 1st Meeting of First Subcommittee of Financial System Council (October 3, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Agenda of the 1st Meeting of First Subcommittee of Financial System Council (October 3, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Working Papers on the Regulatory Treatment of Operational Risk and Pillar 3 - Market Discipline (October 1, 2001) Japanese version
• Summary of the 1st Meeting of Roundtable Committee on the Vision of the Japanese Financial System and Policies in the Future (October 1, 2001) Available in Japanese

September

• Minutes of the 21st Meeting of Second Committee of Business Accounting Council (September 28, 2001) Available in Japanese
• The information of partial amendment of Guidelines (Important point we should pay attention for financial supervision) (September 28, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Advisory for financial institutions that they should report the transactions suspected of their connections with the Taliban and those associated with the Taliban as those suspected to have relations with criminal activities (September 28, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Establishment of the Roundtable Committee on the Vision of the Japanese Financial System and Policies in the Future (September 28, 2001) Japanese version
• Financial Services Agency's Measures in response to the Simultaneous Terrorist Attacks in the United States (September 25, 2001) Japanese version
• Update on work on the New Basel Capital Accord (September 21, 2001) Japanese version
• The Advanced Reform Program (Provisional translation) (September 21, 2001) Japanese version
• The result of Inspection for Sinkin Banks and Credit Cooperatives (September 21, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Agenda of the 8th Meeting of the Second Subcommittee of Financial System Council (September 21, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Information of establishing Inspection Manual for investment trust management companies and investment advisory services (September 19, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Advisory for financial institutions that they should pay special attentions to the transactions concerned with the Non-Cooperative Countries or Territories in making the Suspicious Transaction Report : the Amendments to the list of Non-Cooperative Countries or Territories released by FATF (September 18, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Statement by Hakuo Yanagisawa, Minister for Financial Services (September 18, 2001) Japanese version
• Minutes of the 15th Meeting of Fixed Assets Committee of Business Accounting Council (September 14, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 12th Meeting of First Committee of Business Accounting Council (September 14, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Authorization for investment trust management companies (September 14, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Statement by Hakuo Yanagisawa, Minister for Financial Services (September 12, 2001) Japanese version
• Reporting to the Diet "Report of the outline of the measures taken for resolution of the failed financial institutions" (September 12, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Public announcement of Outline of the Cabinet Office Ordinance in order to amends a part of the Cabinet Office Ordinance of the Banking Law (September 11, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Public announcement of Outline of the Cabinet Office Ordinance in order to amends a part of the Cabinet Office Ordinance related with Securities Companies (September 11, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 20th Meeting of the Second Committee of Business Accounting Council (September 7, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 6th Meeting of Planning and Coordination Committee of Business Accounting Council (September 7, 2001) Available in Japanese

August

• Approval of trust business for The Resolution and Collection Corporation (August 31, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Reform work schedule on measures by Financial Services Agency (August 29, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Regulation on the Bank's Shareholding Acquisition and the Bank's Shareholding Acquisition Corporation (August 29, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Tax Reform Request for FY 2002 by FSA (August 29, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Budget Request for FY 2002 by FSA (August 29, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Material for Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy (August 28, 2001) by Mr. Hakuo Yanagisawa, Minister for Financial Services ("The challenge and measures of Financial and capital market") (August 28, 2001) Japanese version
• Public announcement of Outline of the Cabinet Office Ordinance in order to amend a part of the Cabinet Office Ordinance concerning (margin) transactions referred to in article 161-2 of the Government Ordinance of the Securities and Exchange law and their margin. (Adjustments of the Cabinet Office Ordinances concerning financial services after allowing companies to buy back some of their own shares and hold them as "treasury stock") (August 28, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Public announcement of Outline of the Government Ordinance in order to amend a part of the Government Ordinance of the Securities and Exchange law. (Adjustments of the Government Ordinances concerning financial services after allowing companies to buy back some of their own shares and hold them as "treasury stock") (August 27, 2001) Available in Japanese
• An administrative action against ING Baring Securities Japan Ltd., Tokyo Branch (August 20, 2001)
• Public Announcement of the outline of the Government ordinance which amends a part of the Ordinance of Securities and Exchange law (draft) (August 20,2001) Available in Japanese
• Public Announcement on the outline of the ordinance of Cabinet Office concerning Purchases and Sales of Treasury Stocks (provisional title) (August 15, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Administrative order against the Japanese version Branch of City Bank, N. A. (August 9, 2001) Japanese version
• Outline of the "Program for Structural Reform of Securities Markets" (August 8, 2001) Japanese version
• Working Paper on Risk Sensitive Approaches for Equity Exposures in the Banking Book for IRB Banks (August 7, 2001) Japanese version
• The Status of Risk Management Loans held by All Banks in Japan (as of the end of March, 2001) (August 2, 2001) Japanese version

July

• Working Paper on the IRB Treatment of Expected Losses and Future Margin Income (July 30, 2001) Japanese version
• Announcement of the "Program Year 2001 Basic Guidelines and Basic Plan for Inspections" (July 30, 2001) Japanese version
• The information of partial amendment of Guidelines (Important point we should pay attention for financial supervision) (July 26. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Meeting of the Joint Forum in Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture (July 19. 2001) Japanese version
• Meeting of the Joint Forum in Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture (July 13. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Review and present situation of "Action Plan of electronic promotion for the procedure of application and notification on FSA" and settlement "Action Plan of electronic promotion for the procedure of application and notification on regional administration of municipal corporation based on the law under the jurisdiction of FSA" (July 11. 2001) Available in Japanese
• The introduction of the procedure for confirmation before application of the prescripts in FSA (July 9. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Administrative order against AXA Life Insurance Co, Ltd and AXA Life Insurance Co, Ltd (July 6. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Progress Report on Deliberation published for comments by the Fixed Assets Committee, Business Accounting Council, on Accounting Standards for Fixed Assets (Comments to be submitted by 31 August 2001) (July 6, 2001) Available in Japanese
• Issues Paper published for comments by the 1st Committee, Business Accounting Council, on Accounting Standards for Business Combination (Comments to be submitted by 31 August 2001) (July 6, 2001) Available in Japanese
• License for Banking Business (e Bank Corporation) (July 6. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Report issued by Study Group on taxes related to financial markets and financial transactions (July 6. 2001) Available in Japanese

June

• Summary of the 5th meeting of Special Subcommittee, Sectional Committee on Financial System, the Financial System Council (held on June 21) (29. Jun. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Advisory for financial institutions that they should pay special attentions to the transactions concerned with the Non-Cooperative Countries or Territories in making the Suspicious Transaction Report : the Amendments to the list of Non-Cooperative Countries or Territories released by FATF (28. June 2001) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 11th meeting of Fixed Assets Committee, Business Accounting Council (held on June 4)(28. Jun. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Materials of the 19th meeting of the 2nd Committee, Business Accounting Council (held on June 8)(28. Jun. 2001) Available in Japanese
• An administrative action against Société Générale Securities (North Pacific) Ltd., Tokyo Branch(27. Jun. 2001)
• An administrative action against Goldman Sachs Japan Ltd., Tokyo Branch (27. Jun. 2001)
• Report by the Second Subcommittee of Financial System Council (26. Jun. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 7th Meeting of Second Subcommittee of Financial System Council (26. Jun. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Draft Report "Interim Report concerning the Comprehensive Enquiry into Issues in Life Insurance" issued by 2nd Committee, Sectional Committee on Financial System, the Financial System Council (FSC is seeking public comments by 31 Aug 2001)(26. Jun. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Establishment of the Banks' Shareholding Acquisition Corporation (provisional name)(26. Jun. 2001)
• Materials of the 7th meeting of 2nd Committee, Sectional Committee on Financial System, the Financial System Council (held on Jun. 26) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the 8th meeting of Study Group on taxes related to financial markets and financial transactions in 2001 (June 22. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Announcement of the identification of Non-Cooperative Countries or Territories reviewed by FATF (22. Jun. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Exposure Draft issued by the 2nd Committee, Business Accounting Council (BAC is seeking public comments on amendments of Audit Standards by 31 Aug 2001)(22. Jun. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Materials of the 5th meeting of Special Subcommittee, Financial System Council (held on Jun. 21)(21. Jun. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Authorization for investment trust management companies and services relating to discretionary investment agreement (20. Jun. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Administrative order against Kokusai Securities Co,Ltd.(18. Jun. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 10th meeting of Fixed Assets Committee, Business Accounting Council (held on May 25)(18. Jun. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 9th meeting of Fixed Assets Committee, Business Accounting Council (held on May 11)(18. Jun. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 9th meeting of the 1st Committee, Business Accounting Council (held on May 18) (15. Jun. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Announcement of the "Inspection Manuals for Securities Firms" (14. Jun. 2001) Available in Japanese (cf. Public Comments on the draft of the "Inspection Manuals for Securities Firms" (14. Jun. 2001) Available in Japanese)
• Clarification of the policy stance on the administrative measures with regards to the follow-ups towards the capital-injected banks (11. Jun. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Removal of the order on the Tokyo Sowa Bank to place its operation under financial reorganization administrators (11. Jun. 2001) Available in Japanese

May

• Minutes of the 5th meeting of The Second Subcommittee of Financial System Council (23. May 2001) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the 7th meeting of Study Group on taxes related to financial markets and financial transactions in 2001 (22. May 2001) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 4th Meeting of The Second Subcommittee of Financial System Council (16. May 2001) Available in Japanese

April

• Minutes of the 3rd Meeting of Second Subcommittee of Financial System Council (25. Apr. 2001) Available in Japanese
• "Summary Excerpts from the Government's Economic Measures" (6. Apr. 2001)

March

• Agenda of the 1st meeting of the Subcommittee on compulsory automobile liability of the Financial System Council (16. Mar. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the 1st meeting of the Subcommittee on compulsory automobile liability of the Financial System Council (16. Mar. 2001) Available in Japanese

February

• "Japanese-German Financial Consultations" (27. Feb. 2001)

January

• "The Status of Risk Management Loans of All Banks in Japan (as of the end of September, 2000)" (31. Jan. 2001)
• Minutes of the 10th meeting of the Financial System Council (29. Jan. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the 10th meeting of the Financial System Council (29. Jan. 2001) Available in Japanese
• Agenda of the 10th meeting of the Financial System Council (29. Jan. 2001) Available in Japanese