What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of November 19 - November 22, 2018

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

Press Conferences

November 21, 2018	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (November 6, 2018) (Available in Japanese)
November 21, 2018	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (November 2, 2018) (Available in Japanese)
November 21, 2018	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (October 30, 2018) (Available in Japanese)

Public Comments

(The following public comments are available in Japanese)

November 22, 2018

Publication of the draft amendment to the regulatory notice designating transactions and lending/borrowing to be excluded from the transactions subject to the regulations on “Financial Instruments Obligation Assumption Business”  < Summary> The FSA proposed the draft amendment to the regulatory notice designating transactions and lending/borrowing to be excluded from the transactions subject to the regulations on “Financial Instruments Obligation Assumption Business” based on the “Order for Enforcement of the Financial Instrument and Exchange Act.” The amendment aims to extend the applicable period (date of expiration) of the current regulatory notice from December 31, 2018 to June 30, 2019.

Press Releases

(The following press releases are available in English)

International 

November 22, 2018	Financial Stability Board (FSB) published final report on the Evaluation of the effects of financial regulatory reforms on infrastructure finance
November 22, 2018	Financial Stability Board (FSB) published final report on Incentives to centrally clear over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives
November 22, 2018	Financial Stability Board (FSB) published reports on implementation of OTC derivatives reforms and removal of legal barriers
November 20, 2018	Official Website for G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting
November 20, 2018	Financial Stability Board (FSB) updated list of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs), and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) published more details on G-SIBs
November 19, 2018	Japan and France sign Cooperation Frameworks regarding Innovation in the Financial Sector
November 19, 2018	Financial Stability Board (FSB) published 2018 Resolution Report

 

(The following press releases are available in Japanese)

Securities

November 22, 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).