What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of February 10, 2020 - February 14, 2020

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

Press Conferences

February 14, 2020	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (January 28, 2020) Japanese version
February 14, 2020	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (January 24, 2020) Japanese version
February 14, 2020	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (January 21, 2020) Japanese version
February 14, 2020	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (January 14, 2020) Japanese version

Public Comments

(The following public comment is available in Japanese)

February 10, 2020

Publication of the draft amendments to the "Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Financial Instruments Business Operators" <Summary> The FSA proposed the draft amendments to the "Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Financial Instruments Business Operators." The proposal intends to add points which require particular attention in regard to commodity-related market derivatives transactions in anticipation of the commencement of transactions at comprehensive exchanges pursuant to the "Act for Partial Revision of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, etc." (Act No. 86 of 2012).

Press Releases

(The following press release is available in English)

Councils

February 10, 2020	Joint Session of the 43rd General Meeting of Financial System Council and the 31st Meeting of Sectional Committee on Financial System

 

(The following press releases are available in Japanese)

Councils

February 13, 2020	Publication of the agenda and handouts of the 27th meeting of the "Working Group on Financial Markets" of the Financial System Council <Summary> The FSA published the agenda and handouts of the 27th meeting of the "Working Group on Financial Markets" of the Financial System Council, which was held on February 13, 2019.

 

Securities

February 14, 2020	Updated list 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 the updated list of foreign-based entities).

 

Others

February 10, 2020	Warnings about entities that are operating money lending businesses without proper registration <Summary> 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 10, 2020	One-stop access to Novel Coronavirus (nCoV)-related information <Summary> The FSA has added a new subpage to its website to provide one-stop access to Novel Coronavirus (nCoV)-related information. The subpage shares nCoV-related information that is deemed useful to nCoV-affected parties. The information covered includes the extension of the filing due dates of securities reports and requests from the FSA to financial institutions for measures (including financial measures) in response to the report of nCoV infection.
February 10, 2020	Extension of the filing due dates of annual securities reports, internal control reports, quarterly securities reports, and semiannual securities reports for certain Novel Coronavirus (nCoV)-affected corporations <Summary> The FSA has announced that Novel Coronavirus (nCoV)-affected corporations may extend the filing due dates of their annual securities reports, internal control reports, quarterly securities reports, and semiannual securities reports if there is an unavoidable reason, such as that they are forced to suspend the auditing of their subsidiaries in the People's Republic of China (PRC) due to the influence of nCoV infection. The respective competent local finance bureaus and local finance branch bureaus welcome further inquiries including concerns on business impediments caused by nCoV infection.