Financial Services AgencyFSA Weekly Review No.354

August 8, 2019

What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of July 29, 2019 - August 2, 2019

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

Press Conferences

August 2, 2019 Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (June 25, 2019) (Japanese versionopen new window)
August 2, 2019 Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (June 21, 2019) (Japanese versionopen new window)

Public Comments

(The following public comments are available in Japanese)

July 31, 2019 Publication of the draft amendments to the “Order for Enforcement of the Banking Act”open new window
<Summary>
The FSA proposed the draft amendments to the “Order for Enforcement of the Banking Act.” The proposal mainly aims to update the large exposure rules for banks, etc.
July 31, 2019 Publication of the finalized "Cabinet Order to Respectively Amend the Cabinet Order on Travel Expenses and Allowances Payable to Witnesses and Expert Witnesses in Trial Procedures, etc. under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, and the Cabinet Order on Travel Expenses and Allowances Payable to Witnesses and Expert Witnesses in Trial Procedures of the Certified Public Accountants Act"open new window
<Summary>
The FSA finalized the "Cabinet Order to Respectively Amend the Cabinet Order on Travel Expenses and Allowances Payable to Witnesses and Expert Witnesses in Trial Procedures, etc. under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, and the Cabinet Order on Travel Expenses and Allowances Payable to Witnesses and Expert Witnesses in Trial Procedures of the Certified Public Accountants Act." The finalized Cabinet Order has raised the maximum amount of daily allowances payable to witnesses and expert witnesses in trial procedures under the said respective Acts by 50 yen, taking into account the current changes in socioeconomic circumstances. The Cabinet Order was enforced on August 1, 2019.

Press Releases

(The following press releases are available in English)

Publication

July 30, 2019 Publication of the 192nd issue of the FSA’s journal, Access FSA


Others

August 2, 2019 Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the “Payment Services Act”
August 2, 2019 PDF ICGN Annual Conference 2019 - Keynote Speech by Commissioner Toshihide Endo
July 30, 2019 Updated statistics of money lending business



(The following press releases are available in Japanese)

Banks

July 31, 2019 Information sharing on cases regarding unauthorized use of bank accountsopen 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 June 30, 2019 since September 2003, along with the corresponding actions taken by financial institutions.


Securities

August 2, 2019 Administrative penalty charges against two individuals who respectively communicated insider information regarding stocks of Advanced Media, Inc. learned as an employee of the entity to a non-insider (1)open new window, and who (the non-insider) committed insider trading regarding the said stocks by using the information received from the said employee (2)open new window
<Summary>
On August 1, 2019, the FSA issued orders to impose administrative penalty charges against two individuals who respectively communicated insider information regarding stocks of Advanced Media, Inc. learned as an employee of the entity to a non-insider, and who (as a non-insider) committed insider trading regarding the said stocks by using the information received from the said employee.
August 2, 2019 Administrative penalty charge against Image Information Inc. for making false statements in its securities reportsopen new window
<Summary>
On August 1, 2019, the FSA issued an order to impose an administrative penalty charge against Image Information Inc. for making false statements in its securities reports.
August 2, 2019 Administrative penalty charges against two individuals for committing insider trading regarding stocks of Kobe Steel, Ltd. by using insider information obtained as employees of the entity (1)open new window (2)open new window
<Summary>
On August 1, 2019, the FSA issued orders to impose administrative penalty charges against two individuals for committing insider trading regarding stocks of Kobe Steel, Ltd. by using information obtained as employees of the entity.
August 2, 2019 Administrative penalty charges against two individuals who respectively communicated insider information regarding stocks of UMN Pharma Inc. learned as an officer of a contract negotiator with UMN Pharma Inc. to a non-insider (1)open new window, and who (the non-insider) committed insider trading regarding the said stocks by using the information received from the said officer (2)open new window
<Summary>
On August 1, 2019, the FSA issued orders to impose administrative penalty charges against two individuals who respectively communicated insider information regarding stocks of UMN Pharma Inc. learned as an officer of a contract negotiator with UMN Pharma Inc. to a non-insider, and who (as a non-insider) committed insider trading regarding the said stocks by using the information received from the said officer.
July 31, 2019 Updated list of entities that are operating financial instruments businesses without proper registration (The Kanto Local Finance Bureau)open new window
<Summary>
The FSA and the Kanto Local Finance Bureau issued warnings to entities that are operating financial instruments businesses without proper registration. (See the updated list of foriegn-based entitiesopen new window).


Others

August 2, 2019 Results of the survey on financial institutions’ accessibility services offered to their customers with disabilitiesopen new window
<Summary>
The FSA published the results of the survey on financial institutions’ accessibility services offered to their customers with disabilities (as of March 31, 2019).
August 2, 2019 Publication of the executive summary and handouts of the opinion exchange meeting with disabilities associations and financial institutions related associations (inclusive of bankers associations)open new window
<Summary>
The FSA published the executive summary and handouts of the opinion exchange meeting with disabilities associations and financial institutions related associations (inclusive of bankers associations) which was held on June 12, 2019.
July 30, 2019 Request for financial measures to deal with the outbreak of classical swine fever (hog cholera) in Fukui Prefecture (The Hokuriku Local Finance Bureau)open new window
<Summary>
The Hokuriku Local Finance Bureau issued the statement titled "Financial Measures in Response to the Report of the Classical Swine Fever (Hog Cholera)" to the relevant financial institutions in Fukui Prefecture. The statement requests the financial institutions to cooperate with prefectural authorities and appropriately deal with classical swine fever (hog cholera)-affected parties such as pig farms considering their circumstances, such as by attentively responding to the needs of business management consultation and new loans or change of loan terms.
July 29, 2019 Publication of the easy-to-read edition of the FAQ on insider trading regulationopen new window
<Summary>
The FSA published the easy-to-read edition of the FAQ on insider trading regulation for novice investors and non-investors with little knowledge about investing, to provide an easy understanding of the basics of insider trading regulation.

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