Press Releases (2015)

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

• FSA calls for attention to the reports of possession of large volume, etc. (December 25, 2015)
• Updated statistics of money lending business (December 24, 2015)
• Disciplinary action against an Audit firm and Certified Public Accountants (December 22, 2015)
• Commencement of a Hearing Procedure regarding Administrative Monetary Penalty Payment Order against Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC (December 22, 2015)
• The second meeting of the Working Group on Corporate Disclosure of the Financial System Council (December 17, 2015)
• The seventh meeting of the Working Group on Payments and Transaction Banking of the Financial System Council (December 17, 2015) (December 16, 2015)
• Administrative action against Deutsche Securities Inc. (December 15, 2015) Japanese version
• Publication of the summary of the second meeting of the Advisory Council on the Systems of Accounting and Auditing (December 11, 2015)
• The ninth meeting of the Working Group on Financial Group of the Financial System Council (December 16th, 2015) (December 10, 2015)
• Fourth Issue of the AFPAC Newsletter (December 9, 2015)
• Overview of major banks' financial results as of September 30, 2015 (December 4, 2015) Japanese version
• Overview of regional banks' financial results as of September 30, 2015 (December 4, 2015) Japanese version
• Overview of financial results of major insurance companies as of September 30, 2015 (December 4, 2015) Japanese version

• Speech by Mr. Nobuchika Mori, Commissioner, at the 31st Annual General Meeting of the International Bankers Association of Japan [Speech] (November 30, 2015)
• The sixth meeting of the Working Group on Payments and Transaction Banking of the Financial System Council (December 2nd, 2015) (November 30, 2015)
• Updated statistics of money lending business (November 27, 2015)
• Japan- Korea Shuttle Meeting on Financial Issues (November 24, 2015) Japanese version
• Laws related to Specially Permitted Business Operators and Specially Permitted Investment Management Business Operators for Qualified Institutional Investors, etc. have been revised, making it necessary for these providers to make additional submissions (November 20, 2015)
• The fifth meeting of the Working Group on Payments and Transaction Banking of the Financial System Council (November 25th, 2015) (November 20, 2015)
• The Second Meeting of the Advisory Council on the Systems of Accounting and Auditing (November 19, 2015)
• Publication of “IFRS Adoption Report” (November 13, 2015)
• The fourth meeting of the Working Group on Payments and Transaction Banking of the Financial System Council (November 16th, 2015) (November 11, 2015)
• Publication of the summary of the first meeting of the Advisory Council on the Systems of Accounting and Auditing (November 11, 2015)
• Publication of the Policy Approaches to Strengthen Cyber Security in the Financial Sector (November 5, 2015)
• The eighth meeting of the Working Group on Financial Group of the Financial System Council (November 5, 2015)
• The first meeting of the Working Group on Corporate Disclosure of the Financial System Council (November 2, 2015)

• The third meeting of the Working Group on Payments and Transaction Banking of the Financial System Council (November 4th, 2015) (October 30, 2015)
• Information sharing of cases regarding unauthorized use of bank accounts (October 30, 2015) Japanese version
• Updated statistics of money lending business (October 29, 2015)
• “Lessons from the Japanese Banking Crisis” - Keynote Speech by Mr. Nobuchika Mori, Commissioner, at Daiwa Institute of Research and Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) Joint Seminar [Speech] (October 22, 2015)
• Publication of Responses to the Corporate Governance Code and Next Steps of the “Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-Up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code” (October 20, 2015)
• Publication of Summary Points from 2015-2016 Strategic Directions and Priorities (October 19, 2015)
• Joint session of the 35th general meeting of Financial System Council and the 23rd meeting of Sectional Committee on Financial System (October 23, 2015) (October 19, 2015)
• “Rethinking Regulatory Reforms” - Keynote Speech by Mr. Nobuchika Mori, Commissioner, at Pan Asian Regulatory Summit [Speech] [Presentation Materials] (October 15, 2015)
• The seventh meeting of the Working Group on Financial Group of the Financial System Council (October 21st, 2015) (October 13, 2015)
• The First Meeting of the Advisory Council on the Systems of Accounting and Auditing (October 5, 2015)

• Updated statistics of money lending business (September 30, 2015)
• Third Issue of the AFPAC Newsletter (September 29, 2015)
• Invitation for Public Comments regarding “Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code” (September 24, 2015) Japanese version
• Japan’s Participation in the Asia Region Funds Passport (September 11, 2015) Japanese version
• The second meeting of the Working Group on Payments and Transaction Banking of the Financial System Council (September 15th, 2015) (September 10, 2015) Japanese version
• The sixth meeting of the Working Group on Financial Group of the Financial System Council (September 18th, 2015) (September 9, 2015) Japanese version
• Publication of Highlights of the Financial Monitoring Report for 2014-2015 (September 9, 2015)

• Updated statistics of money lending business (August 31, 2015)
• FSA publishes the status of loans held by all banks as of the end of March 2015, based on the Financial Reconstruction Act (August 7, 2015) Japanese version
• Establishment of “Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code” (August 7, 2015) Japanese version

• Results of Field Tests of Economic Value-Based Solvency Regime (July 31, 2015) Japanese version
• Updated statistics of money lending business (July 31, 2015)
• Information sharing of cases regarding unauthorized use of bank accounts (July 31, 2015) Japanese version
• The Panel for Vitalizing Financial and Capital Markets Releases the Statement for Vitalizing Financial and Capital Markets (July 21, 2015) Japanese version
• The first meeting of the Working Group on Payments and Transaction Banking of the Financial System Council (July 23rd, 2015) (July 17, 2015) Japanese version
• FSA publishes Annual Report 2014 (July 3, 2015)

• Updated statistics of money lending business (June 30, 2015)
• The fifth meeting of the Working Group on Financial Group of the Financial System Council (June 29, 2015)
• The Panel for Vitalizing Financial and Capital Markets Releases a Summary of the Statement for Vitalizing Financial and Capital Markets (June 24, 2015) Japanese version
• Exchange of Letters on co-operation in the area of financial institutions supervision with the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) (June 17, 2015) Japanese version
• The fourth meeting of the Working Group on Financial Group of the Financial System Council (June 29th, 2015) (June 17, 2015) Japanese version
• The Exchange of Letters on Cooperation with the National Bank of Cambodia (June 11, 2015) Japanese version
• The Exchange of Letters on Cooperation with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (June 11, 2015) Japanese version
• Administrative Action against WOORI BANK, Tokyo Branch (June 10, 2015) Japanese version
• Administrative Action against Industrial Bank of Korea, Tokyo Branch (June 10, 2015) Japanese version
• Overview of major banks’ financial results as of March 31, 2015 (June 5, 2015) Japanese version
• Overview of regional banks’ financial results as of March 31, 2015 (June 5, 2015) Japanese version
• Overview of financial results of major insurance companies as of March 31, 2015 (June 5, 2015) Japanese version
• Tax Reform in FY 2015  Key FSA-related Items in the Outline for the FY 2015 Tax Reform (June 3, 2015)

• Updated statistics of money lending business (May 29, 2015)
• The third meeting of the Working Group on Financial Group of the Financial System Council (June 16th, 2015) (May 26, 2015) Japanese version
• Corrections to Data in “The Status of Non-performing Loans” (May 22, 2015) Japanese version
• The second meeting of the Working Group on Financial Group of the Financial System Council (May 26th, 2015) (May 20, 2015) Japanese version
• Japan-South Korea Shuttle Meeting on Financial Issues (May 15, 2015) Japanese version
• The first meeting of the Working Group on Financial Group of the Financial System Council (May 19th, 2015) (May 14, 2015) Japanese version

• Publication of "IFRS Adoption Report" (April 30, 2015)
• Information sharing of cases regarding unauthorized use of bank accounts (April 30, 2015)
• Updated statistics of money lending business (April 30, 2015)
• Second Issue of the AFPAC Newsletter (April 28, 2015)
• The twelfth meeting of the Study Group on Payments and Transaction Banking of the Financial System Council (April 17, 2015) Japanese version
• FSA and NAIC held the third meeting of the “NAIC-FSA 3rd Insurance Regulatory Dialogue” (April 7, 2015) Japanese version

• Updated statistics of money lending business (March 31, 2015)
• Japan’s Corporate Governance Code [Final Proposal] Seeking Sustainable Corporate Growth and Increased Corporate Value over the Mid- to Long-Term (March 5, 2015)
• The eleventh meeting of the Study Group on Payments and Transaction Banking of the Financial System Council (March 3, 2015)

• Updated statistics of money lending business (February 27, 2015)
• Joint session of the 34th general meeting of Financial System Council and the 22nd meeting of Sectional Committee on Financial System (February 25, 2015)
• Memorandum of Cooperation with Europena Securities and Markets Authority (February 24, 2015)
• FSA publishes the status of loans held by all banks as of end- September 2014, based on the Financial Reconstruction Act (February 6, 2015)

• Information sharing of cases regarding unauthorized use of bank accounts (January 30, 2015)
• Updated statistics of money lending business (January 30, 2015)
• Exchange of Letters on co-operation in the area of financial institutions supervision with the Indonesia Financial Services Authority (January 27, 2015)
• Administrative Actions on Alpari Japan K.K. (January 20, 2015)
• Publication of the revised edition of Inspection Manual for Deposit-Taking Institutions (January 16, 2015)
• The sixth meeting of the Working Group on Investment Management of the Financial System Council (January 13, 2015)
• The tenth meeting of the Study Group on Payments and Transaction Banking of the Financial System Council (January 8, 2015)
• The ninth meeting of the Study Group on Payments and Transaction Banking of the Financial System Council (January 8, 2015)