Press Releases (2023)

• September
• August
• July
• June
• May
• April
• March
• February
• January

September

• The fourth meeting of the Working Group on Tender Offer Rule and Large Shareholding Reporting Rule of the Financial System Council(September 25, 2023)
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"(September 25, 2023)
• Publication of the summary from "The JFSA Strategic Priorities July 2023-June 2024"(September 22, 2023)
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.238(September 15, 2023)
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.237(September 15, 2023)
• 2023 International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Annual Conference (AC)(September 8, 2023) 
• Updated : Dedicated Website for International Financial Center(September 6, 2023) 
• Updated :Japan Weeks for the Realization of an International Financial Center(September 6, 2023) 
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’(September 5, 2023) 
• The Working Group on Tender Offer Rule and Large Shareholding Reporting Rule of the Financial System Council(September 1, 2023) 
• The third meeting of the Working Group on Tender Offer Rule and Large Shareholding Reporting Rule of the Financial System Council(September 1, 2023)
• Publication of the Revised Draft of “Guidelines for Creating, Recordkeeping and Reporting of Transaction Information specified in Article 4(1) of the Cabinet Office Order on the Regulation of Over-the-Counter Derivatives Transactions, etc." - Open for Public Comments(September 1, 2023)

August

• Comment letter on the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)’s Request for Information Consultation on Agenda Priorities（August 31, 2023）
• Updated : Dedicated Website for International Financial Center (August 23, 2023)
• Japan Weeks for the Realization of an International Financial Center (August 23, 2023)

July

• "The Third Report by the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance" Announced  (July 31, 2023) 
• Invitation for Public Comments regarding “Draft Basic Guidelines on Impact Investment”  (July 31, 2023) 
• "Report by the Working Group on Impact Investment" Announced  (July 31, 2023) 
• The Working Group on Tender Offer Rule and Large Shareholding Reporting Rule of the Financial System Council  (July 28, 2023) 
• "the Code of Conduct for ESG Evaluation and Data Providers"：17 ESG Evaluation and Data Providers have endorsed the "Code of Conduct"  (July 27, 2023)
• Updated : Dedicated Website for International Financial Center  (July 26, 2023)
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’  (July 25, 2023)
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.236 (July 25, 2023)
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.235 (July 25, 2023)
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.234 (July 25, 2023)
• The second meeting of the Working Group on Tender Offer Rule and Large Shareholding Reporting Rule of the Financial System Council (July 24, 2023) 
• Progress in Data Integration and Next Steps (July 21, 2023)
• "Formulation of the Transition Finance Follow-up Guidance" Announced (July 21, 2023)
• "Report by the Working Group on Financial Institutions’ Efforts towards Decarbonization of the Economy" (Provisional Translation) Announced (July 21, 2023)
• Stewardship Code : 327 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of June 30, 2023 (July 12, 2023)
• Updated : Dedicated Website for International Financial Center (July 5, 2023)

June

• Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Financial Service Intermediaries (June 30, 2023)
• Updated : Trends in High-Speed Trading (June 30, 2023)
• Updated : Japan Corporate Governance Forum (June 30, 2023)
• Publication of the summary from "Annual Report on Insurance Supervision 2023" (June 30, 2023)
• Updated : The Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code (June 29, 2023)
• Results of the G7 Cybersecurity Seminar 2023  (June 28, 2023)
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.233 (June 27, 2023)
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.232 (June 27, 2023)
• FSA’s Participation in MAS's "Project Guardian" initiative on Digital Assets (June 26, 2023)
• Discussion Paper on Ensuring Operational Resilience (June 23, 2023)
• Publication of "Progress Report 2023 for Enhancing Asset Management Business in Japan" (June 20, 2023)
• Overview of financial results of major insurance companies as of March 31, 2023 (June 16, 2023)
• Conclusion of a Basic Agreement between FSA and the University of Tokyo on Research Collaboration (June 13, 2023)
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.231 (June 7, 2023)
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.230 (June 7, 2023)
• Updated : Sustainable Finance (June 2, 2023)
• Overview of the Japanese regional banks’ financial results for six months ended March 31, 2023 (June 2, 2023)
• Overview of major banks’ financial results as of March 31, 2023 (June 2, 2023)

May

• The first meeting of the Working Group on Tender Offer Rule and Large Shareholding Reporting Rule of the Financial System Council  (May 29, 2023)
• Washington D.C. Meeting of the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR) (May 18, 2023)
• Updated : Dedicated Website for International Financial Center  (May 17, 2023)
• The List of Notifiers of Specially Permitted Business for Foreign Investors, etc.  (May 10, 2023)
• Updated : G7 High-Level Corporate Governance Roundtable (May 9, 2023)
• Stewardship Code : 324 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of April 30, 2023 (May 9, 2023)

April

• Appointment for New Chair of the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR) (April 28, 2023)
• Contribution of “The crypto-asset world is sobering up” to the Eurofi Magazine (April 27, 2023)
• A speech on “Four Lessons Learned from Recent Events: Do not miss the real issues” at the Eurofi High Level Seminar 2023 (April 27, 2023)
• Publication of the "Action Program for Accelerating Corporate Governance Reform: From Form to Substance (April 26, 2023)
• Exchange of Letters for cooperation with the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) (April 26, 2023)
• Summary of results of the International Conference on Sustainability Disclosure (April 19, 2023)
• Eighteenth Meeting of the "Council for Cooperation on Financial Stability"(April 17, 2023)
• JFSA hosted Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Virtual Assets Contact Group Meeting in Tokyo (April 14, 2023)
• The Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan's Stewardship Code and Japan's Corporate Governance Code: Twenty-Eighth Meeting (April 12, 2023)
• Stewardship Code : 323 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of March 31, 2023  (April 11, 2023)
• EU-Asia Pacific Forum on Financial Regulation (April 7, 2023)
• G7 High-Level Corporate Governance Roundtable (April 5, 2023)
• Japan and Vietnam Sign Letters on Cooperation Framework regarding Innovation in the Financial Sector  (April 5, 2023)

March

• Updated : Trends in High-Speed Trading (March 31, 2023)
• Response to the FSA’s Consulation on the Proposed Amendment of the Comprehensive Supervisory Guidelines for Financial Instruments Business Operators, etc. regarding ESG Investment Trusts (March 31, 2023)
• Updated : Preparation for permanent cessation of LIBOR (March 24, 2023)
• Summary of Results of the Fourth Survey on the Use of LIBOR (March 24, 2023)
• International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators published the Report on 2022 Survey of Inspection Findings (March 22, 2023)
• The FSA to host "G7 Cybersecurity Seminar 2023" (March 17, 2023)
• FIN/SUM2023 (March 17, 2023)
• Publication of Results of Public Consultation on Fallback Issues for JBA TIBOR by JBA TIBOR Administration (March 16, 2023)
• Renewal of Dedicated Website for International Financial Center  (March 16, 2023)
• Updated : Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) (March 13, 2023)
• Announcements Pertaining to Global Money Week 2023 (March 7, 2023)
• Video archives of the "International Conference on Sustainability Disclosure" are posted on the official website. (March 7, 2023)
• Updated : International Financial Center Website (March 3, 2023)

February

• The FSA publishes the status of loans held by all banks as of the end of September 2022, based on the Financial Reconstruction Act (February 28, 2023)
• Joint session of the 51th general meeting of Financial System Council and the 39th meeting of Sectional Committee on Financial System (February 24, 2023)
• Stewardship Code : 323 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of January 31, 2023  (February 10, 2023)
• Cooperation framework in the area of Insurance Supervision with the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (February 10, 2023)
• FSA will host "International Conference on Sustainability Disclosure".  (February 7, 2023)

January

• Memorandum of Cooperation with the European Central Bank (January 20, 2023)
• Updated : International Financial Center Website (January 16, 2023)
• Stewardship Code : 322 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of December 31, 2022 (January 12, 2023)