Financial Services AgencyFSA Weekly Review No.281

February 16, 2018

What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of February 5 - February 9, 2018

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

Press Conferences

February 9, 2018 Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (February 2, 2018) Japanese versionopen new window
February 9, 2018 Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (January 30, 2018) Japanese versionopen new window
February 5, 2018 Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (January 26, 2018) (Available in Japaneseopen new window)

Public Comments

(The following public comments are available in Japanese)

February 6, 2018 Publication of the finalized “Guidelines for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism” and the finalized amendments to the “Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Major Banks, etc.” open new window
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The FSA finalized the “Guidelines for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism” and the amendments to the “Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Major Banks, etc.” The FSA deems it significant to strengthen the whole Japanese regime to ensure that its financial system is immune from money laundering and terrorist financing, by collaborating with the private sectors. The Guidelines clarify the basic stance on risk management practices against money laundering and terrorists financing in order to encourage financial institutions to develop their organizational structures to effectively prevent money laundering and terrorists financing. The updated Guidelines were enforced on February 6, 2018.
February 6, 2018 Publication of the finalized “Guideline for the Fair Disclosure Rule”open new window
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The FSA finalized the “Guideline for the Fair Disclosure Rule.” The Guideline mainly sets out the FSA’s basic stance on the methods of managing corporate information in accordance with the respective corporate circumstances and the way to handle the discussion of corporate future information. The Guideline will be enforced on April 1, 2018.

Press Releases

(The following press releases are available in English)

Banks

February 9, 2018 FSA publishes the status of loans held by all banks as of the end of September 2017, based on the Financial Reconstruction Act


Others

February 9, 2018 Stewardship Code : 219 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of February 7, 2018
February 9, 2018 Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the “Payment Services Act”
February 8, 2018 PDFToward a Virtuous Cycle of Finance and Economy - speech by Nobuchika Mori
February 6, 2018 PDF“Basel III - Are we done now?” - speech by Shunsuke Shirakawa


(The following press releases are available in Japanese)

Councils

February 9, 2018 Publication of the agenda and handouts of the fourth meeting of the “Study Group on the Financial System” under the Financial System Councilopen new window
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The FSA published the agenda and handouts of the fourth meeting of the “Study Group on the Financial System” under the Financial System Council, which was held on February 9, 2018.


Others

February 9, 2018 Joint promotion for “NISA Day (February 13)”open new window
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On February 13, 2018, the FSA and the relevant financial industry associations promoted investment through NISA for more individual investors to spread basic knowledge about investment and the current schemes of NISA. “February 13” in Japanese sounds similar to the sound of NISA (niːsa), which was the reason why the day was chosen as the day to encourage investment through NISA.
February 8, 2018 Warnings about entities that are operating money lending businesses without proper registrationopen new window
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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.
February 7, 2018 Request for financial measures to deal with disasters caused by the heavy snow which started on February 4, 2018 (The Fukui Local Finance Office of the Hokuriku Local Finance Bureau)open new window
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The Fukui Local Finance Office of the Hokuriku Local Finance Bureau and the Bank of Japan’s Kanazawa Branch issued a joint statement titled “financial measures to deal with disasters caused by the heavy snow which started on February 4, 2018” to the relevant financial institutions. The statement requests financial institutions in Fukui Prefecture to appropriately deal with victims of the disaster considering their circumstances, such as by making the repayment of deposits flexible.

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