FSA Weekly Review No.318 November 8, 2018

FSA Weekly Review No.318: November 8, 2018

What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of October 29 - November 2, 2018

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

Press Conferences

October 30, 2018	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (October 19, 2018) (Available in Japanese)
October 30, 2018	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (October 16, 2018) (Available in Japanese)
October 30, 2018	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (October 15, 2018) (Available in Japanese)

Public Comments

(The following public comment is available in Japanese)

November ２, 2018	Publication of the draft amendments to the “Cabinet Office Order on Disclosure of Corporate Affairs” < Summary> The FSA proposed the draft amendments to the “Cabinet Office Order on Disclosure of Corporate Affairs” based on the proposal presented in the Report by the “Working Group on Corporate Disclosure” of the Financial System Council, which was published in June 2018. The proposal mainly aims to enhance financial information and narrative (non-financial) information in annual securities reports.

November ２, 2018

Publication of the draft amendments to the “Cabinet Office Order on Disclosure of Corporate Affairs” open new window

< Summary>
The FSA proposed the draft amendments to the “Cabinet Office Order on Disclosure of Corporate Affairs” based on the proposal presented in the Report by the “Working Group on Corporate Disclosure” of the Financial System Council, which was published in June 2018. The proposal mainly aims to enhance financial information and narrative (non-financial) information in annual securities reports.

Press Releases

(The following press releases are available in English)

International

November ２, 2018	FATF published Risk-based Approach Guidance for the Life Insurance Sector and Risk-based Approach Guidance for the Securities Sector
October 29, 2018	Market Fragmentation - speech by Ryozo Himino

Publication

October 30, 2018	Publication of the 183rd issue of the FSA’s monthly journal, Access FSA

Others

October 31, 2018	Updated statistics of money lending business
October 29, 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)

Banks

November ２, 2018	Information sharing on cases regarding unauthorized use of bank accounts < Summary> The FSA and local finance bureaus provide information regarding unauthorized use of bank accounts to relevant financial institutions and law enforcement authorities after obtaining consents from informants. The FSA has published statistics that include the number of information sharing on cases regarding unauthorized use of bank accounts until September 30, 2018 since September 2003, along with the corresponding actions taken by financial institutions.

November ２, 2018

Information sharing on cases regarding unauthorized use of bank accounts open new window

< Summary>
The FSA and local finance bureaus provide information regarding unauthorized use of bank accounts to relevant financial institutions and law enforcement authorities after obtaining consents from informants. The FSA has published statistics that include the number of information sharing on cases regarding unauthorized use of bank accounts until September 30, 2018 since September 2003, along with the corresponding actions taken by financial institutions.

Others

October 30, 2018	Publication of the updated column titled “Teach me, Mr. Mushitori” (original Japanese title: “Oshiete Mushitori Sensei”), a subpage of the “NISA Official Promotion Webpage,” with an interview article (vol. 6) < Summary> The FSA published the updated column titled “Teach me, Mr. Mushitori” (original Japanese title: “Oshiete Mushitori Sensei”), a subpage of the “NISA Official Promotion Webpage,” with an interview article (vol. 6). The column mainly shares informative quotes from a series of interviews with an experienced individual investor, where the interviews were conducted from a novice investor’s perspective by young officials who have been with the FSA one to three years.

October 30, 2018

Publication of the updated column titled “Teach me, Mr. Mushitori” (original Japanese title: “Oshiete Mushitori Sensei”), a subpage of the “NISA Official Promotion Webpage,” open new window

with an interview article (vol. 6 open new window

)
< Summary>
The FSA published the updated column titled “Teach me, Mr. Mushitori” (original Japanese title: “Oshiete Mushitori Sensei”), a subpage of the “NISA Official Promotion Webpage,” with an interview article (vol. 6 open new window

). The column mainly shares informative quotes from a series of interviews with an experienced individual investor, where the interviews were conducted from a novice investor’s perspective by young officials who have been with the FSA one to three years.

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