Press Releases (2003)

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

• CPAs examination under the revised CPAs Law (December 25, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Change of the status of Shinse Bank, Ltd. (December 25, 2003) Japanese version
• Report on implementation of the Reviewed Business Revitalization Plans of Capital Injected Banks (December 25, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the 15th Meeting of the First Subcommittee of Financial System Council (December 24, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Agenda of the 15th Meeting of the First Subcommittee of Financial System Council (December 24, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Organization, number of staff and the budget of FSA in the fiscal year of 2004 (December 24, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the 14th Meeting of the First Subcommittee of Financial System Council (December 19, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Agenda of the 14th Meeting of the First Subcommittee of Financial System Council (December 19, 2003) Available in Japanese
• The Japan Financial Intelligence Office (JAFIO) and the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KOFIU) signed an agreement, which facilitates information exchange between two authorities regarding suspicious transactions suspected to be related to money laundering and terrorist financing. (December 18, 2003) 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. 23) (December 16, 2003) Available in Japanese
• FSA's responses to the determination on the commencement of Special Public Management of Ashikaga Bank (December 12, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the 13th Meeting of the First Subcommittee of Financial System Council (December 9, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Agenda of the 13th Meeting of the First Subcommittee of the Financial System Council (December 9, 2003) Available in Japanese
• The administrative action against Société Générale Securities (North Pacific) Ltd., Tokyo Branch (December 5, 2003) Japanese version
• An administrative action against the Meiji Life Insurance Company (December 2, 2003) Available in Japanese

November

• Summary and Materials of the second meeting of the Financial System Management Council (November 29, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Results of the inspection of the Ashikaga Bank (November 29, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Establishment of ''Monitoring Team of the Management of the Ashikaga Bank'' (November 29, 2003) Japanese version
• EU-Japan High Level Meeting on Financial Issues (November 25,2003) Japanese version
• Financial Report of Major Banks : as of the end of September 2003 (November 25, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the 12th Meeting of the First Subcommittee of Financial System Council (November 21,2003) Available in Japanese
• Agenda of the 12th Meeting of the First Subcommittee of Financial System Council (November 21, 2003) Available in Japanese
• ''Coordination between Accounting Education at Professional Graduate Schools and the System of Certified Public Accountant Examination'' (Report of Working Team on Professional Education Course of Subcommittee on Certified Public Accountant System of Financial System Council) (November 17,2003) Available in Japanese
• The Reviewed Business Revitalization Plans of Resona Holdings (November 14, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Results of the Follow-up of the Special Inspections (November 14, 2003) Japanese version
• Results of the research on the actual situation of money-lending businesses (November 13, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the 2nd Meeting of the Study Group on Tax Reform for Enhancing Capital Adequacy of Financial Institutions (November 12, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Counter-measures to Myanmar
  JAFIO requests financial institutions to pay attention on conducting businesses related to Myanmar. (November 6, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the 11th Meeting of the First Subcommittee of Financial System Council (November 5, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Agenda of the 11th Meeting of the First Subcommittee of Financial System Council (November 5, 2003) Available in Japanese

October

• Minutes of the General Meeting of Business Accounting Council (October 31, 2003) Available in Japanese
• ''Issuance of Accounting Standards for Business Combinations in Japan'' (Report of the Business Accounting Council) (October 31, 2003) Available in Japanese
• JAFIO asks financial institutions to take into account Special Recommendation VII regarding wire transfer issued by FATF at the time of money remittance. (October 31, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Request for Improvement of Disclosure on Deferred Tax Assets (October 31, 2003) Japanese version
• Summary of the First Meeting of the Study Group on taxes related to financial markets and financial transactions (October 24, 2003) Available in Japanese
• State of reception and utilization of information concerning ''Hotline for credit crunch and credit withdrawal'' (October 24, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Study Group on taxes related to financial markets and financial transactions (October 24, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 29th Meeting of the First Committee of the Business Accounting Council (October 21, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the 10th Meeting of the First Subcommittee of Financial System Council (October 17,2003) Available in Japanese
• Agenda of the 10th Meeting of the First Subcommittee of Financial System Council (October 17,2003) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the 1st Meeting of the Study Group on Tax Reform for Enhancing Capital Adequacy of Financial Institutions (October 16, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Study Group on Tax reform for enhancing capital adequacy of financial institutions (October 16, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Basel II: Significant Progress on Major Issues (October 11, 2003)
• Overview of Plans enhancing functions for Relationship Banking (October 7, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 28th Meeting of the First Committee of the Business Accounting Council (October 3, 2003) 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. 22) (October 1, 2003) Available in Japanese

September

• Summary of the 9th Meeting of the First Subcommittee of Financial System Council (September 25,2003) Available in Japanese
• Agenda of the 9th Meeting of the First Subcommittee of Financial System Council (September 25,2003) Available in Japanese
• The Reviewed Business Revitalization Plans of Capital Injected Banks (September 19,2003) Japanese version
• Annual Report (July 2002 - June 2003) (September 18, 2003) 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.21) (September 11, 2003) Available in Japanese
• The Gap between Major Banks' Self-Assessment and the Result of FSA's Inspections (September 9,2003) Japanese version
• Capital Requirements for Insurance Companies in Japan (September 5, 2003)

August

• Tax Reform Request for FY 2004 by FSA (August 28, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Budget Request for FY 2004 by FSA (August 28, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Scheme to Lower Guaranteed Rate of Life Insurers (August 24, 2003)
• Announcement of the "Program Year 2003 Basic Guidelines and Basic Plan for Inspections" (August 18,2003) Japanese version
• An administrative action against the Osaka Securities Exchange (Outline) (August 12,2003)
• An administrative action against the Osaka Securities Exchange (August 12,2003) Available in Japanese
• Report on implementation of the Reviewed business Revitalization Plans of Capital Injected Banks (August 7, 2003) Available in Japanese
• The Reviewed Business Revitalization Plans of Capital Injected Banks (August 7,2003) Japanese version
• Partial Revision of the ''To improve Corporate Governance of Capital Injected Banks with Public Funds'' (August 7,2003) Available in Japanese
• Appointment of Dr. Yoshino as the Director of the Financial Research and Training Center (August 1,2003) Japanese version
• The Status of Non Performing Loans as of end-March 2003 (August 1,2003) Japanese version
• Administrative Actions against the Capital Injected Banks (August 1,2003) Japanese version

July

• State of reception and utilization of information concerning ''Hotline for credit crunch and credit withdrawal'' (July 29, 2003) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the 14th Meeting of the Second Subcommittee of Financial System Council (July 28,2003) Available in Japanese
• Agenda of the 14th Meeting of the Second Subcommittee of Financial System Council (July 28,2003) Available in Japanese
• Interim Report on Trust Business by the Second Sub-Committee of the Financial System Council (July 28,2003) Available in Japanese
• The Progress Report by Working Group on Regulation of Capital Adequacy Ratio (Outline) (July 28,2003)
• Report of the Second Sub-Committee regarding the Use of Public Funds for Financial Institutions (Outline) (July 28,2003)
• An administrative action against HSBC Securities (Japan) Limited, Tokyo Branch (July 25,2003) Japanese version
• ''Report by the Study Group on legal affairs regarding new scheme for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises Financing'', ''Fundamental View regarding the Reconstruction Model of the Business and Finance of Small-and Medium-sized Enterprises (July 16,2003) 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. 20) (July 3,2003) Available in Japanese
• The Japan Financial Intelligence Office (JAFIO) and the Belgian Financial Intelligence Processing Unit (CTIF-CFI) signed an agreement, which facilitates information exchange between two authorities regarding suspicious transactions suspected to be related to money laundering and terrorist financing. (July 2,2003) Available in Japanese
• An administrative action against Crédit Agricole Indosuez Securities (Japan) Limited, Tokyo Branch (July 2,2003) Japanese version

June

• To improve Corporate Governance of Capital Injected Banks (Regional Banks and others) with Public Funds (June 30,2003) Available in Japanese
• Removal of St. Vincent and Grenadines from the list of Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories (NCCTs) by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). (June 26,2003) Available in Japanese
• Acceptance of information concerning compliance issues (June 13,2003) Available in Japanese
• Determination on the Recapitalization of the Resona Bank, Ltd (June 10,2003) Japanese version
• Office of INVEST JAPAN in FSA (Information desk for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Japan) (June 3,2003) Japanese version

May

• Start of the Information Search Service on Registered Non-bank Financial Institutions (May 29,2003) Available in Japanese
• Holding of the High-level Liaison Meeting between Industrial Revitalization Corporation and Financial Services Agency (May 29,2003) Available in Japanese
• Financial Report of Major Banks : as of the end of March 2003 (May 26,2003) Available in Japanese
• Holding of the Conference of Financial Institutions Supporting Industrial Cluster Plan (May 21,2003) Available in Japanese
• Establishment of ''Monitoring Team of the Management of the Resona Bank'' (May 17,2003) Japanese version
• Summary and Materials of the first meeting of the Financial System Management Council (May 17,2003) Available in Japanese
• Request for Establishment of an Action Plan to foster and expand individual shareholders (May 14,2003) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the 13th Meeting of the Second Subcommittee of Financial System Council (May 12,2003) Available in Japanese
• Agenda of the 13th Meeting of the Second Subcommittee of Financial System Council (May 12,2003) Available in Japanese
• The Safety-net for Life Insurance Sector in Japan (May 9,2003)

April

• The New Basel Capital Accord (April 29,2003) Available in Japanese
• Results of the Special Inspections and Other Measures (April 25,2003) Japanese version
• Appointment of a Member of Financial System Council (April 22,2003) Available in Japanese
• State of Reception and Utilization of Information concerning ''Hotline for credit crunch and credit withdrawal'' (April 21,2003) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 27th Meeting of the First Committee of Business Accounting Council (April 18,2003) Available in Japanese
• Establishment of the Study Group on legal affairs regarding new scheme for Small-and Medium-sized Enterprises Financing (April 18,2003) Available in Japanese
• To improve Corporate Governance of Capital Injected Banks with Public Funds (April 4,2003) Japanese version
• Division of accounts for the purpose of accounting management (April 4,2003) Available in Japanese
• Monitoring on the management of the 'Special Support Financial Institution' (April 4,2003) Available in Japanese
• Introduction of external audit on the calculation of capital adequacy ratio (April 4,2003) Available in Japanese

March

• FSA's Comments on the Proposed Registration System of Public Accounting Firms by the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (March 28,2003) Japanese version
• Action Program concerning enhancement of Relationship Banking Functions (Background and Basic Policy Concept / Outline) (March28,2003) Japanese version
• Minutes of the 26th Meeting of the First Committee of Business Accounting Council (March 27,2003) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the 12th meeting of the 2nd Subcommittee of the Sectional Committee on Financial System of the Financial System Council (March 27,2003) Available in Japanese
• Agenda of the 12th meeting of the 2nd Subcommittee of the Sectional Committee on Financial System of the Financial System Council (March 27,2003) Available in Japanese
• Toward enhancing functions of Relationship Banking (March 27,2003) Available in Japanese
• Advisory for financial institutions that they should report the transactions suspected to be related to terrorism and strict customer identification. (March 24,2003) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the Joint Meeting of the 4th Meeting of the Subcommittee on Certified Public Accountant System, the Working Group on Auditing System and the Working Group on CPA Examination (March 20,2003) Available in Japanese
• Establishment of the Emergency Measures Headquarters at FSA (March 20,2003) Available in Japanese
• Response to ''close-price guaranteed transactions'' (March 18,2003) Available in Japanese
• Tightening of examination for registration and inspection against non-bank finance companies (March 18,2003) Available in Japanese
• The administrative action against Nikko Salomon Smith Barney Limited, Tokyo Branch (March 18,2003) Japanese version
• Meetings in Osaka and Sendai of the Working Group on a figure of relationship banking, the Second Subcommittee of Financial System Council (March 17,2003) Available in Japanese
• FSA's Comments on the Proposed Rule by the U.S. SEC under the Section 301 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (February 14,2003) Japanese version
• Rigorous examination of assessment of collateral (March 14,2003) Available in Japanese
• Measures for Ensuring Proper Operations of Stock Markets (March 13,2003) Japanese version
• 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. 19) (March 6,2003) Available in Japanese

February

• The administrative action against J.P.Morgan Securities Asia Pte. Limited, Tokyo Branch (February 28,2003) Japanese version
• 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. 18)(revision of the additional list version No.16) (February 27,2003) Available in Japanese
• Summary of the 118th Meeting of Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance Council (February 25,2003) Available in Japanese
• Result of the 118th Meeting of the Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance Council (February 25,2003) Available in Japanese
• Agenda of the 118th Meeting of the Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance Council (February 25,2003) 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.17) (February 24,2003) Available in Japanese
• Withdrawal of additional counter-measures with respect to Ukraine and removal of Grenada from the list of Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories (NCCTs) by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) (February 21,2003) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 25th Meeting of Business Accounting Council (February 20,2003) Available in Japanese
• FSA's Comments on the Proposed Rule by the U.S. SEC under the Section 301 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (February 14,2003) Japanese version
• Agenda of the Sectional Committee on Interest Rates Adjustment (February 7,2003) Available in Japanese
• The Status of Non Performing Loans as of end-September 2002 (February 7,2003) Japanese version
• 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. 16) (February 6,2003) Available in Japanese
• The FSA's View on the Reform of the Certified Public Accountants and Audit Firm System (February 3,2003) Available in Japanese

January

• Summary of the Joint Meeting of the 17th meeting of the Financial System Council and the 5th meeting of the Sectional Committee on Financial System (January 31,2003) Available in Japanese
• Agenda of the Joint Meeting of the 17th meeting of the Financial System Council and the 5th meeting of the Sectional Committee on Financial System (January 31,2003) Available in Japanese
• An administrative action against Mizuho Holdings Inc. (January 31,2003) 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. 15) (January 31,2003) Available in Japanese
• Minutes of the 24th Meeting of Business Accounting Council (January 29,2003) Available in Japanese
• Counter-measures to Ukraine (January 10,2003) Available in Japanese
• An administrative action against ING Securities (Japan) Limited, Tokyo Branch (January 10,2003) Japanese version
• An administrative action against Credit Lyonnais Securities Europe-Switzerland AG, Tokyo Branch (January 10,2003) Japanese version
• Administrative Action against Unum Japan Accident Insurance Co., Ltd. (January 9,2003) Japanese version