Press Releases (2016)

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

• Stewardship Code : 214 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors (December 27, 2016) Japanese version
• Updated statistics of money lending business (December 26, 2016)
• IOSCO APRC comments on the proposed CFTC cross-border swap rule (December 19, 2016)
• Comments on the proposed CFTC cross-border swap rule (December 19, 2016)
• The 5th meeting of the Working Group on the Financial System of the Financial System Council (December 21st, 2016) (December 19, 2016)
• Publication of “Effective Stewardship Activities of Institutional Investors - To Enhance Constructive Dialogue toward Sustainable Corporate Growth -” (December 13, 2016)
• The 4th meeting of the Working Group on the Financial System of the Financial System Council (December 8th, 2016) (December 6, 2016)
• Overview of major banks' financial results as of September 30, 2016 (December 2, 2016) Japanese version
• Overview of regional banks' financial results as of September 30, 2016 (December 2, 2016) Japanese version
• Overview of financial results of major insurance companies as of September 30, 2016 (December 2, 2016) Japanese version
• Address by Mr. Nobuchika Mori, Commissioner, at the 32nd Annual General Meeting of the International Bankers Association of Japan (November 30, 2016) [Address] (December 1, 2016)

• Publication of Summary Points from 2016-2017 Strategic Directions and Priorities (November 30, 2016)
• The third meeting of the Task Force on Fair Disclosure Rule of the Financial System Council (November 29, 2016)
• Updated statistics of money lending business (November 29, 2016)
• FSA Assistant Commissioner for International Affairs is elected to the position of Vice Chairman of the IAIS Executive Committee (November 16, 2016)
• The second meeting of the Task Force on Fair Disclosure Rule of the Financial System Council (November 15, 2016)
• Exchange of Letters on co-operation Related to the Insurance Supervision with the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (NJDOBI) (November 4, 2016)
• Sixth Issue of the GLOPAC Newsletter (November 1, 2016)

• Information sharing of cases regarding unauthorized use of bank accounts (October 31, 2016)
• Publication of Summary Points from Progress and Assessment of the Strategic Directions and Priorities 2015-2016 (October 28, 2016)
• Updated statistics of money lending business (October 28, 2016)
• Agenda of the third meeting of the Panel of Experts on FinTech Start-ups (October 25, 2016)
• The third meeting of the Working Group on the Financial System of the Financial System Council (October 28th, 2016) (October 25, 2016)
• FSA and NAIC held the sixth meeting of the Insurance Regulatory Dialogue (October 25, 2016)
• Comments for the Insurance Capital Standard (ICS) Second Public Consultation (October 19, 2016)
• The first meeting of the Task Force on Fair Disclosure Rule of the Financial System Council (October 19, 2016)
• The second meeting of the Working Group on the Financial System of the Financial System Council (October 18th, 2016) (October 14, 2016)

• Updated statistics of money lending business (September 30, 2016)
• The third meeting of the Panel of Experts on FinTech Start-ups (October 5th, 2016) (September 27, 2016)
• Overview of Results of ERM Assessment based on ORSA Reports and ERM Hearings (September 15, 2016)
• Stewardship Code : 213 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors (September 2, 2016)
• Updated statistics of money lending business (September 1, 2016)

• Exchange of Letters on co-operation in the area of banking supervision with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) (August 16, 2016)
• FSA publishes the status of loans held by all banks as of the end of March 2016, based on the Financial Reconstruction Act (August 12, 2016)

• Information sharing of cases regarding unauthorized use of bank accounts (July 29, 2016)
• Stewardship Code : 212 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors (July 28, 2016)
• Updated statistics of money lending business (July 28, 2016)
• The first meeting of the Working Group on the Financial System of the Financial System Council (July 28th, 2016) (July 26, 2016)
• Publication of the Report by the “Working Group on Corporate Disclosure” of the Financial System Council (July 19, 2016)
• Stewardship Code : 210 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors (July 8, 2016)
• FSA Launches Field Tests of Economic Value-Based Evaluation and Supervisory method (July 8, 2016)

• Fifth Issue of the GLOPAC Newsletter (June 30, 2016)
• Updated statistics of money lending business (June 29, 2016)
• Publication of the Final Report by the “Working Group on Payment and Transaction Banking” of the Financial System Council (June 21, 2016)
• Publication of the Report by the “Working Group on Financial Group” of the Financial System Council (June 21, 2016)
• Agenda of the second meeting of the Panel of Experts on FinTech Start-ups (June 20, 2016)
• The Sixth Japan- Korea Shuttle Meeting on Financial Issues (June 13, 2016)
• Keynote Address by Mr. Nobuchika Mori, Commissioner, at the International Insolvency Institute’s 16th Annual Conference (June 6, 2016) [Keynote Address] (June 9, 2016)
• The second meeting of the Panel of Experts on FinTech Start-ups (June 14th, 2016) (June 8, 2016)
• Establishment of "Payments Council on Financial Innovation" (June 6, 2016)
• The first meeting of the Payments Council on Financial Innovation (June 8th, 2016) (June 3, 2016)
• Overview of major banks’ financial results as of March 31, 2016 (June 3, 2016) Japanese version
• Overview of regional banks’ financial results as of March 31, 2016 (June 3, 2016) Japanese version
• Overview of financial results of major insurance companies as of March 31, 2016 (June 3, 2016) Japanese version

• Updated statistics of money lending business (May 30, 2016)
• Stewardship Code : 207 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors (May 27, 2016)
• The first meeting of the Panel of Experts on FinTech Start-ups Agenda (May 18, 2016)
• Invitation for Public Comments regarding the “Working Group on Financial Markets” (May 13, 2016)
• The first meeting of the Panel of Experts on FinTech Start-ups (May 16th, 2016) (May 11, 2016)

• Information sharing of cases regarding unauthorized use of bank accounts (April 28, 2016)
• Signing of Asia Region Funds Passport’s Memorandum of Co-operation (April 28, 2016)
• Updated statistics of money lending business (April 27, 2016)
• Establishment of “Panel of Experts on FinTech Start-ups” (April 27, 2016)
• Administrative action against Credit Suisse Securities (Japan) Limited (April 25, 2016)
• Exchange of Letters on cooperation in the area of audit oversight with the Haut Conseil du commissariat aux comptes (H3C) in France (April 21, 2016)
• The FSA’s Approach to Introduce the TLAC Framework (April 15, 2016)
• Joint session of the 37th general meeting of Financial System Council and the 25th meeting of Sectional Committee on Financial System (April 19, 2016) (April 14, 2016)
• Keynote Address by Mr. Nobuchika Mori, Commissioner, at the ISDA 31th Annual General Meeting (April 13, 2016) [Keynote Address] (April 13, 2016)
• The fifth meeting of the Working Group on Corporate Disclosure of the Financial System Council (April 11, 2016)
• Statement of the Minister for Financial Services on Financial System Council's discussion about various issues in Japanese markets and exchanges (April 8, 2016)
• To Operators of Specially Permitted Businesses for Qualified Institutional Investors, etc. (April 7, 2016)
• Publication of the Recommendations from the “Advisory Council on the Systems of Accounting and Auditing” (April 6, 2016)
• Publication of the summary of the forth meeting of the Advisory Council on the Systems of Accounting and Auditing (April 6, 2016)
• Tax Reform in FY 2016 Key FSA-related Items in the Outline for the FY 2016 Tax Reform (April 4, 2016)
• Establishment of the Global Financial Partnership Center (GLOPAC) (April 1, 2016)

• Updated statistics of money lending business (March 30, 2016)
• Stewardship Code : 206 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors (March 24, 2016)
• Keynote Speech by Mr. Nobuchika Mori, Commissioner, at the Japan Securities Summit 2016 (March 10, 2016) [Speech] (March 18, 2016)
• Stewardship Code : 205 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors (March 15, 2016)
• The fourth meeting of the Working Group on Corporate Disclosure of the Financial System Council (March 9, 2016)
• The fourth Meeting of the Advisory Council on the Systems of Accounting and Auditing (March 7, 2016)
• Publication of the summary of the third meeting of the Advisory Council on the Systems of Accounting and Auditing (March 1, 2016)
• Financial Policies Monitor (March 1, 2016)

• Updated statistics of money lending business (February 29, 2016)
• Publication of “Corporate Boards Seeking Sustainable Corporate Growth and Increased Corporate Value over the Mid- to Long- Term” (February 22, 2016)
• The third meeting of the Working Group on Corporate Disclosure of the Financial System Council (February 15, 2016)
• FSA publishes the status of loans held by all banks as of the end of September 2015, based on the Financial Reconstruction Act (February 5, 2016) Japanese version
• Joint session of the 36th general meeting of Financial System Council and the 24rd meeting of Sectional Committee on Financial System (February 8, 2016) (February 2, 2016)

• Updated statistics of money lending business (January 29, 2016)
• Information sharing of cases regarding unauthorized use of bank accounts (January 29, 2016)
• The Third Meeting of the Advisory Council on the Systems of Accounting and Auditing (January 26, 2016)
• EU-Japan High Level Meeting on Financial Issues (January 21, 2016)