What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of May 21 - May 25, 2018

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

Press Conferences

May 25, 2018	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (May 22, 2018) (Available in Japanese)
May 24, 2018	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (May 18, 2018) Japanese version

Press Releases

(The following press releases are available in English)

International 

May 23, 2018	Participation in the Sustainable Insurance Forum

Councils

May 24, 2018	Public Consultation on the Exposure Draft of the Revision of the Audit Standards

Others

May 25, 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

May 25, 2018	A series of trials of administrative penalty cases against an officer and employees of Morpho, Inc. for committing insider trading regarding stocks of the entity  < Summary> On June 1, 2018, a series of trials of administrative penalty cases against an officer and employees of Morpho, Inc. for committing insider trading regarding stocks of the entity will be conducted.
May 25, 2018	Updated lists of entities that are operating financial instruments businesses without proper registration (The Kanto Local Finance Bureau)  < Summary> The FSA and the Kanto Local Finance Bureau issued warnings to entities that are operating financial instruments businesses without proper registration. (See updated lists of Japan-based entities and foreign-based entities).

Others

May 22, 2018	Publication of the agenda and handouts of the third meeting of the “Study Group on the Virtual Currency Exchange Services”  < Summary> The FSA published the agenda and handouts of the third meeting of the “Study Group on the Virtual Currency Exchange Services,” which was held on May 22, 2018.