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[ Press Releases in December ]

December 1	Access		Financial administration internship system implemented at the FSA
December 2	Access		“Results of the December 2010 meeting of the Basel Committee” published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
December 3	Access		FSA and AMF France exchanged the letters regarding credit rating agencies
	Access		“Designation of Company Accounting Standards Determined by the FSA Commissioner, as Stipulated in the Rules on Consolidated Financial Statement Terminology, Forms and Preparation Methods, etc.” published
December 6	Access		Partial revision of Administrative Guidelines (Volume 3: Finance Company Related)
	Access		“Draft Cabinet Ordinance for Partial Amendment of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Investment Trust and Investment Corporations” - Measures taken after receipt of public comments
December 7	Access		“The Action Plan for the New Growth Strategy” (Interim Draft) published, and opinions solicited on that plan (Interim Draft)
	Access		“2nd Disclosure System Working Group” to be held
	Access		“Project Team on Issues Surrounding Payments to Deposit Insurance Corporation Stipulated in the Act on Furikome Fraud Relief” 3rd hearing to be held
December 8	Access		“Project Team on Issues Surrounding Payments to Deposit Insurance Corporation Stipulated in the Act on Furikome Fraud Relief” 3rd hearing notice
	Access		“2nd Disclosure System Working Group” held
December 9	Access		Decision on order to pay an administrative monetary penalty for false statements in annual securities reports etc. relating to JVC KENWOOD Holdings Inc.
December 10	Access		Publication of Interim Draft for “The Action Plan for the New Growth Strategy”
	Access		Business Sentiment etc. of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises - Questionnaire Survey Results Summary
	Access		Overview of regional banks' financial results as of end-September, 2010
	Access		Overview of major banks' financial results as of end-September, 2010
	Access		Revision of business revitalization plans
	Access		“Symposium on Life Planning and Asset Management” to be held (Tokyo)
	Access		Report on Content of Measures Taken to Dispose of Bankrupt Financial Institutions, etc.
December 13	Access		“Project Team on Issues Surrounding Payments to Deposit Insurance Corporation Stipulated in the Act on Furikome Fraud Relief” - 4th hearing to be held
December 14	Access		Extension of Expiration of Act concerning Temporary Measures to Facilitate Financing for SMEs, etc.
December 15	Access		“Insurance Manual Revision (draft)” published
December 16	Access		“3rd Disclosure Working Group” to be held
	Access		Decision on order to pay an administrative monetary penalty for insider trading by a CPA belonging to BDO Toyo & Co.
	Access		Disciplinary action against CPAs
	Access		“Project Team on Issues Surrounding Payments to Deposit Insurance Corporation Stipulated in the Act on Furikome Fraud Relief” - 4th hearing
December 17	Access		Main FSA related items in FY2011 Tax Reform Basic Policy
	Access		Administrative disciplinary action against Tokiwa Investments Inc.
	Access		“ ‘FSA Disclosure System Working Group Report’ ~ Expansion of Scope of Disclosures in English” ~ published
	Access		FSA publishes registration of credit rating businesses
	Access		Hearing on “The Action Plan for the New Growth Strategy”
	Access		Decision to commence trial procedures concerning order to pay an administrative monetary penalty against Citigroup Global Markets Limited and three other companies
	Access		Administrative disciplinary action against Invest Master Co., Ltd.
	Access		“3rd Disclosure Working Group” documents (held December 17, 2010)
	Access		Additional Q&A on Basel II published
December 20	Access		“Final Report on the Assessment of the Macroeconomic Impact of the Transition to Stronger Capital and Liquidity Requirements” published by Financial Stability Board and Basel Committee
	Access		Certification of business restructuring plans of The Juroku Bank, Ltd. and The Gifu Bank, Ltd. based on the Act on Special Measures for Industrial Revitalization and Reform of Industrial Activities
	Access		Administrative disciplinary action against SunFlower Investment Co., Ltd.
December 21	Access		Consultative document by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision: “Capital charges for bank exposure to settlement institutions” published
	Access		Draft government ordinance and draft cabinet office ordinance, etc. concerning the 2010 Financial Instruments and Exchange Act Amendment - Measures taken after receipt of public comments
	Access		Decision on order to pay an administrative monetary penalty for non-submission of annual securities report for ZECS Co., Ltd.
	Access		Administrative disciplinary action against Okayama Prefecture Bank Association
December 22	Access		Status of progress on initiatives by market participants to reduce securities settlement risks
	Access		“Cabinet Office Ordinance on Disclosure of Corporate Information, etc. (draft)” - Measures taken after receipt of public comments
	Access		Administrative disciplinary action against Rights Trust Inc.
	Access		“Guidebook to Avoid Harm from ‘Unlisted Stocks’ Learned from Examples”
	Access		“Cabinet Office Ordinance for Partial Amendment of the Order for Enforcement of the Insurance Business Act (draft)”, etc. - Measures taken after receipt of public comments
	Access		“Cabinet Office Ordinance Partially Revising the Rules on Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statement Terminology, Forms and Preparation Methods, etc. (draft)” published
	Access		Solicitation of examples for efficient internal controls reporting practices
	Access		“Audit Standards and Evaluation of Internal Controls concerning Financial Reporting, and Implementation Standards for Audits and Evaluation of Internal Controls concerning Financial Reporting” (public draft) published
December 24	Access		FSA budget, organization and staff quota for FY2011
	Access		Integrated Exchange Study Team Interim Arrangement of Issues
	Access		“The Action Plan for the New Growth Strategy” (Final Version) published
	Access		FY2010 Achievement Award for Spreading Financial Knowledge
December 27	Access		Situation of changes in lending conditions based on the Act concerning Temporary Measures to Facilitate Financing for SMEs, etc.
	Access		Press release on work update of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation Monitoring Board Governance Review Working Group
	Access		Notice of International Conference on The Role of the Financial Sector in Promoting Economic Growth in Asia
	Access		Execution status report on business revitalization plans
	Access		Decision on order to pay an administrative monetary penalty for insider trading by person who received information from a person performing stock conversion ratio calculation assistance work related to shares of SBI Futures Co., Ltd. (1)
	Access		Decision on order to pay an administrative monetary penalty for insider trading by person who received information from a person performing stock conversion ratio calculation assistance work related to shares of SBI Futures Co., Ltd. (2)
	Access		Decision on order to pay administrative monetary penalties for false statements in annual securities reports of Lawson Entermedia, Inc.
	Access		Enactment of FSA Regulatory Notice concerning designation of related corporations of credit rating agencies (group designation concerning explanation items of unregistered ratings)
	Access		Develop and Strengthen System of Support for Entry into Asia by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, through Cooperation of Japanese financial institutions, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Japan External Trade Organization, etc.
28	Access		“Comprehensive Guidelines for the Supervision of Major Banks, etc.” and “Comprehensive Guidelines for the Supervision of Regional Financial Institutions” published
	Access		Money Lending Business Related Statistics updated
	Access		“Draft Cabinet Office Ordinance Partially Revising the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Banking Act, etc.” - Measures taken after receipt of public comments
	Access		Draft notice partially revising the “Determination of standards for whether a company carrying on a dependent business is mainly carrying it on for an insurance company or an insurance holding company or for their subsidiary, based on provisions of the Insurance Business Act, Article 106, Paragraph 7” - Measures taken after receipt of public comments

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Web Pages Most Accessed in December

This section shows the December Press Releases web pages which were accessed the most.

To see the web pages most accessed in the past, go to the FSA web site's Most accessed web pages (past data, etc.) (Available in Japanese only)

• Financial Institutions Being Inspected by FSA
• Financial Facilitation Measures for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
• Extension of expiration of Act concerning Temporary Measures to Facilitate Financing for SMEs, etc.
• List of Licensed (registered) Financial Institutions
• “The Action Plan for the New Growth Strategy” (Interim Draft) published, and opinions solicited on that plan (Interim Draft)
• Business Accounting Council
• “Insurance Manual Revision (draft)” published
• “Audit Standards and Evaluation of Internal Controls concerning Financial Reporting, and Implementation Standards for Audits and Evaluation of Internal Controls concerning Financial Reporting” (public draft) published
• Main FSA related items in FY2011 Tax Reform Basic Policy
• Draft government ordinance and draft cabinet office ordinance, etc. concerning the 2010 Financial Instruments and Exchange Act Amendment - Measures taken after receipt of public comments