What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of March 2 - 6, 2015

This page contains the latest in events, developments, and updates to the FSA website.

Press Conferences

March 4, 2015:	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (March 3, 2015) (Available in Japanese)
March 3, 2015:	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (February 27, 2015) Japanese version

Press Releases

(The following press releases are available in English)

International

March 6, 2015:	Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published “Basel III Monitoring Report”
March 6, 2015:	International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published a report “Review of the Implementation of IOSCO’s Principles for Financial Benchmarks”
March 5, 2015:	Eighth meeting of the Financial Stability Board Regional Consultative Group for Asia was held
March 5, 2015:	Financial Stability Board and International Organization of Securities Commissions published the second consultative document “Assessment Methodologies for Identifying Non-Bank Non-Insurer Global Systemically Important Financial Institutions”
March 3, 2015:	BIS Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures and the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions published a report “Public quantitative disclosure standards for central counterparties”
March 3, 2015:	BIS Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures and the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions published “Implementation monitoring of the PFMI: Level 2 assessment reports for central counterparties and trade repositories”

Councils

March 3, 2015:	The eleventh meeting of the Study Group on Payments and Transaction Banking of the Financial System Council

Others

March 6, 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:	Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

(The following press releases are available in Japanese)

Councils

March 3, 2015:	Publication of the agenda and handouts of the Joint meeting of the 34th Financial System Council plenary and the 22nd Sectional Committee on Financial System «Summary» The FSA published the agenda and handouts of the Joint meeting of the 34th Financial System Council plenary and the 22nd Sectional Committee on Financial System, which was held on March 3, 2015.

Banks

March 2, 2015:	Requests to facilitate financing for small and medium-sized enterprises in the end-of-fiscal year season. «Summary» On March 2, 2015, the FSA requested banks’ associations to facilitate financing for small and medium-sized enterprises in the end-of-fiscal year season.

Securities

March 6, 2015:	The first hearing of an administrative penalty case against a person for using fraudulent means regarding shares of Wedge Holdings Co., Ltd will be held on March 16, 2015. «Summary» On March 16, 2015, the first hearing of an administrative penalty case against a person for using fraudulent means regarding shares of Wedge Holdings Co., Ltd. will be held. In the hearing, the former director of Wedge Holdings Co., Ltd will be examined for using fraudulent means to cause fluctuation in quotations of shares of Wedge Holdings Co., Ltd.
March 5, 2015:	Updated list of entities who are operating financial instruments business without proper registration (Kanto Local Finance Bureau). «Summary» The FSA (Kanto Local Finance Bureau) issued warnings to entities that are operating financial instruments business without proper registration.
March 3, 2015:	Updated list of qualified institutional investors engaging in a specially permitted business who are operating financial instruments business without proper registration (Kanto Local Finance Bureau) «Summary» The FSA (Kanto Local Finance Bureau) issued warnings to a qualified institutional investor engaging in a specially permitted business who is operating financial instruments business without proper registration.

Others

March 5, 2015:	Publication of the agenda and handouts of the ninth meeting of the Council of Experts Concerning the Corporate Governance Code «Summary» The FSA and Tokyo Stock Exchange published the agenda and handouts of the ninth meeting of the Council of Experts Concerning the Corporate Governance Code, which was held on March 5, 2015.
March 2, 2015:	Warning against fraudulent emails from senders disguising as officials of the FSA «Summary» The FSA issued a warning against fraudulent emails from senders disguising as officials of the FSA. The warning calls attention to refrain from opening suspicious or unexpected emails, even if the emails seem to be sent from officials of the FSA.