What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of January 9 - January 12, 2018

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

Press Conferences

January 10, 2018	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (December 26, 2017) (Available in Japanese)

Press Releases

(The following press releases are available in English)

International 

January 10, 2018	Financial Stability Board (FSB) published "Governance arrangements for the unique transaction identifier (UTI): Conclusions and implementation plan"

Others

January 11, 2018	Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the “Payment Services Act”

(The following press releases are available in Japanese)

Securities

January 11, 2018

The first trial of an administrative penalty case against T&C Medical Science, Inc. for soliciting share option certificates without filing registration statements < Summary> On January 18, 2018, the first trial of an administrative penalty case against T&C Medical Science, Inc. for soliciting share option certificates without filing registration statements was conducted.

December 28, 2017

Publication of the “Initiatives to Create an Environment for the Same Contents Disclosure　(provisional English title)” < Summary> The FSA and the Ministry of Justice jointly put together and published the “Initiatives to Create an Environment for the Same Contents Disclosure (provisional English title)” to facilitate the same contents disclosure of annual securities reports under the “Financial Instruments and Exchange Act” and business reports, etc. (inclusive of financial statements) under the “Companies Act.”

Others

January 12, 2018	Warnings about entities that are operating money lending businesses without proper registration < Summary> The FSA (Local Finance Bureaus) updated warnings about entities that are operating money lending businesses without proper registration. The warnings include the updated list of entities that misrepresent their registration using fictitious or stolen registration numbers.
January 12, 2018	Request for financial measures to deal with the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu (HPAI) in Kagawa Prefecture and Tokushima Prefecture (The Shikoku Local Finance Bureau) < Summary> The Shikoku Local Finance Bureau issued the statement “Financial Measures in Response to the Report of the Subspecies of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)” to relevant financial institutions in Kagawa Prefecture and Tokushima Prefecture. The statement requests financial institutions to cooperate with prefectural authorities and appropriately deal with HPAI-affected parties (poultry farms, processors, and trade) considering their circumstances, such as by attentively responding to the needs of business management consultation and new loans or change of loan terms.
January 11, 2018	Publication of the agenda and handouts of the 54th Meeting of the Financial Service ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) Liaison Group < Summary> The FSA published the agenda and handouts of the 54th Meeting of the Financial Service ADR Liaison Group, which was held on January 11, 2018.