InternationalApril 19, 2013: Ministerial-level joint letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury on cross-border OTC derivatives reform
http://www.fsa.go.jp/en/news/2013/20130419.html

OthersApril 16, 2013: FSA publishes an English translation of Outline of 2013 Amendment Bill of Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, etc.
http://www.fsa.go.jp/en/refer/legislation/index.html#legi

(Following press releases are available in Japanese)

Public CommentApril 19, 2013: Results of public comment concerning draft partial revision to “Financial Inspection Manual and Supervisory Guidelines” and “Draft Cabinet Office Ordinance for Partial Revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Banking Act”, etc. published
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/24/ginkou/20130419-1.html

CouncilsApril 19, 2013: The Financial System Council “Working Group on Method of Providing Insurance Products and Services, etc. (14th)” held
http://www.fsa.go.jp/singi/singi_kinyu/hoken_teikyou/siryou/20130419.html

SecuritiesApril 19, 2013: Decision on an administrative monetary penalty payment order for insider trading by a recipient of information from a person in the company under negotiation to conclude a contract with Elpida Memory, Inc.
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/24/syouken/20130419-2.html

InternationalApril 19, 2013: Ministerial-level joint letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury on cross-border OTC derivatives reform
http://www.fsa.go.jp/inter/etc/20130419-1.html

InternationalApril 17, 2013: The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)’s second consultative report concerning financial indicators published
http://www.fsa.go.jp/inter/ios/20130417-1.html
http://www.iosco.org/news/pdf/IOSCONEWS276.pdf (IOSCO media release is available in English)

SecuritiesApril 17, 2013: First and second hearings on the case of the violation of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act concerning the insider trading by a recipient of information from a person in the company under negotiation to conclude a contract with Tokyo Electric Power Company
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/24/syouken/20130417-3.html

SecuritiesApril 17, 2013: Decision on an administrative monetary penalty payment order for market manipulation concerning The Gifu Bank, Ltd. shares
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/24/syouken/20130417-2.html

InternationalApril 16, 2013: The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s “Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on monitoring implementation of Basel III regulatory reform” published
http://www.fsa.go.jp/inter/bis/20130416-2.html
http://www.bis.org/press/p130412.htm (BIS press release is available in English)

InternationalApril 16, 2013: The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s “Monitoring indicators for intraday liquidity management” published
http://www.fsa.go.jp/inter/bis/20130416-1.html
http://www.bis.org/press/p130411.htm (BIS press release is available in English)

SecuritiesApril 16, 2013: “List of unregistered financial instruments business operators” updated
http://www.fsa.go.jp/ordinary/chuui/mutouroku.html

InternationalApril 15, 2013: BIS Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) and IOSCO’s consultative report “Authorities' Access to Trade Repository Data” published
http://www.fsa.go.jp/inter/ios/20130415-1.html
http://www.iosco.org/news/pdf/IOSCONEWS275.pdf (BIS and IOSCO press release is available in English)

Press ConferenceApril 15, 2013: Press Conference by Taro Aso, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Minister for Financial Services (April 12, 2013)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/common/conference/minister/2013a/20130412-1.html