Press Releases (2013)

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

• Reforms of on-site monitoring following the Mizuho bank case (December 26, 2013) Japanese version
• Publication of the draft of the “Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors”«Japan’s Stewardship Code»~To promote a sustainable growth of companies through investments and dialogues~ (December 26, 2013) Japanese version
• Encouraging the Efforts to Sever Relationships with Antisocial Groups (December 26, 2013) Japanese version
• Administrative Actions against Mizuho Bank Co., Ltd. and Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (December 26, 2013) Japanese version
• Publication of Report by the “Working Group on the Provision of Risk Money to Emerging and Growing Companies” of the Financial System Council(December 25, 2013)
• Notice of International Conference on Financial System Stability, Regulation and Financial Inclusion on January 27, 2014 (co-hosted with the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)) (December 25, 2013) Japanese version
• Publication of the Summary of Discussions of the Study Group on Regulation of Financial Benchmarks (December 25, 2013) Japanese version
• Additional Statement to modify FATCA Implementation Statement between U.S. and Japanese Authorities (December 18, 2013) Japanese version
• The Panel for Vitalizing Financial and Capital Markets Releases its Recommendations (December 13, 2013)  Japanese version
• Overview of financial results of major insurance companies as of September 30, 2013 (December 13, 2013) Japanese version
• Administrative action against Deutsche Securities Inc.(December 12, 2013) Japanese version
• Overview of major banks’ financial results as of September 30, 2013 (December 6, 2013)

• Materials Used in the International Conference on “Financial Regulation and Growth in Asia” (November 13, 2013) Japanese version
• FSA and MOF set up the Panel for Vitalizing Financial and Capital Markets (November 8, 2013) Japanese version

• Exchange of letters on co-operation with the Financial Services Authority of Indonesia (October 31, 2013)
• Administrative Action against Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (Rabobank Nederland), Tokyo Branch (October 29, 2013)
• Notice of International Conference on The Future of Asian Markets and Exchanges on November 26, 2013 (organized with the Japan Exchange Group, Inc.) (October 18, 2013) Japanese version

• Administrative Action on Mizuho Bank Co., Ltd. (September 27, 2013)
• Appeal for vigilance against fraudulent phone calls and e-mails in which criminals pretend to be officials of the Financial Services Agency (September 3, 2013)

• Memorandum of Cooperation with National Bank of Slovakia (August 23, 2013) Japanese version
• FSA publishes the status of Loans held by all banks as of end- March 2013, based on the Financial Reconstruction Act (August 9, 2013) Japanese version
• Exchange of Letters on cooperation in the area of audit oversight with the CSSF of Luxembourg (August 6, 2013) Japanese version
• Memorandums of Cooperation with Austrian Financial Market Authority and Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (August 2, 2013) Japanese version
• Letters between the EC and the JFSA regarding equivalent assessment of OTC derivatives regulations (August 1, 2013) Japanese version

• Memorandum of Cooperation with National Serucurites Regulators in the EU (July 22, 2013) Japanese version
• Equivalency Assessment on Audit and Public Oversight Systems of Foreign Jurisdictions (July 11, 2013) Japanese version

• Report of the Business Accounting Council on the use of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Japan (June 21, 2013) Japanese version
• Authorization of the Merger of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (June 21, 2013) Japanese version
• “Working Group on the Provision of Insurance Products and Services, etc.” of the Financial System Council (June 13, 2013)
• Publication of English Version of Task Force Reports (The Public-Private Financial Roundtable) (June 12, 2013)
• Statement between the U.S. and Japanese Authorities to Facilitate U.S. FATCA Implementation (June 11, 2013) Japanese version
• Overview of financial results of major insurance companies as of March 31, 2013 (June 7, 2013) Japanese version
• Overview of major banks’ financial results as of March 31, 2013 (June 7, 2013) Japanese version

• Comments on the proposal for Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation Requirements for Foreign Banking Organizations (May 1, 2013)

• Study Group on Financial Education Report (April 30, 2013)
• FSA extends temporary measures to restrict short selling and to facilitate share repurchase by publicly listed companies (April 23, 2013)
• Ministerial-level joint letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury on cross-border OTC derivatives reform (April 19, 2013)
• Administrative actions against RBS Securities Japan Limited (April 12, 2013)
• Publication of a Draft Comprehensive Review of the Short Selling Regulation (April 1, 2013)

• Exchange of Letters on cooperation in the area of audit oversight with the AFM of the Netherlands (March 29, 2013) Japanese version

• FSA publishes the status of Loans held by all banks as of end- September 2012, based on the Financial Reconstruction Act (February 8, 2013) Japanese version
• Comments on CFTC’s Further Proposed Guidance Regarding Compliance With Certain Swap Regulations (February 7, 2013) Japanese version

• Announcemnet of Planned Running Test for Next Generation EDINET (Electronic Disclosure for Investors’ NETwork)(January 30, 2013) Japanese version