Past Releases (2019)

December 2019

December 27

• Stewardship Code: 273 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of December 27, 2019
• Publication of the 197th issue of the FSA’s journal, Access FSA
• Publication of Final Report by the Expert Study Group on Capital Markets in Japan of the Financial System Council

December 26

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.373
• Updated statistics of money lending business

December 24

• Blockchain Global Governance Conference [BG2C]

December 23

• Use of AI in examining annual reports: summary of the proof-of-concept test results

December 20

• Publication of the draft of the “Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors” «Japan’s Stewardship Code» - To promote sustainable growth of companies through investment and dialogue - (Draft)

December 19

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.372
• At the 35th Annual General Meeting of the International Bankers Association of Japan - Keynote Speech by Commissioner ENDO Toshihide
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

December 18

• Inspection Manuals were repealed

December 17

• Overview of financial results of major insurance companies as of September 30, 2019

December 16

• The eighth meeting of the Payments Council on Financial Innovation

December 12

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.371

December 6

• Overview of major banks’ financial results for the six months ended September 30, 2019
• Overview of the Japanese regional  banks’ financial results for six months ended September 30, 2019

December 5

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.370

December 4

• The Council of Experts on the Stewardship Code (2019):The Third Council
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

November 2019

November 29

• Publication of the 196th issue of the FSA’s journal, Access FSA
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.195

November 28

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.369
• Updated statistics of money lending business
• GFIA (Global Federation of Insurance Associations) Annual Report 2018-2019 - Contributed article by Commissioner ENDO Toshihide

November 27

• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

November 22

• State Minister Miyashita Presented the Progress Report of the Technical Assistance Plan for the Insurance Sector Development to the Ministry of Planning and Finance of Myanmar

November 21

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.368

November 20

• FSA’s Assistant Commissioner for International Affairs Elected as a New Vice Chair of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors

November 14

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.367
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

November 8

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.366

November 1

• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.194

October 2019

October 31

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.365
• Updated statistics of money lending business
• Publication of the 195th issue of the FSA’s journal, Access FSA
• FSA have opened official English Twitter account
• The Council of Experts on the Stewardship Code (2019): The Second Council

October 30

• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (October 15, 2019) Japanese version

October 29

• 2019 ISDA Annual Japan Conference - Speech by HIMINO Ryozo, Vice Minister for International Affairs

October 28

• The Financial Sector Cybersecurity Report
• Game companies are required to notify the Japanese authority (Local Finance Bureau) in accordance with the Payment Services Act.
• Publication of monitoring report on financial institutions’ computer system integration and renewal
• Publication of analysis report on financial institutions’ computer system failures
• Publication of the finalized “Discussion Paper on Dialogues and Practices Regarding Financial Institutions’ IT Governance”
• Financial Industry-wide Cybersecurity Exercise (Delta Wall IV)

October 25

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.364

October 23

• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (October 11, 2019) Japanese version
• EU-Asia Pacific Forum on Financial Regulation

October 21

• Participation in the GBP SBP Advisory Council

October 18

• Typhoon No.19 in 2019 (Hagibis) Information
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.363

October 16

• Development in Green, Social and Sustainability Bond Markets - Keynote Speech by Commissioner Toshihide Endo
• Opening Ceremony of World Investor Week 2019 - Opening Remarks by Commissioner Toshihide Endo
• ASIFMA (Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association) Annual Conference 2019 - Keynote Speech by Commissioner Toshihide Endo
• ASIFMA (Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association) Annual Conference 2019 - Keynote Speech by Jun MIZUGUCHI,Senior Deputy Commissioner for International Affairs

October 15

• Joint EU-Japan financial regulatory forum

October 11

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.362
• US NAIC-FSA Insurance Dialogue held in Washington DC
• Exchange of Letters on Cooperation in the area of banking resolution with the Single Resolution Board(SRB)

October 9

• Eleventh Meeting of the "Council for Cooperation on Financial Stability"
• FSB Workshop on Pre-Positioning, Ring-Fencing, and Market Fragmentation - Remarks by Himino Ryozo, Vice Minister for International Affairs
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

October 7

• Living in Japan: How to Open a Bank Account and Send Money

October 3

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.361

October 1

• Stewardship Code : 269 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of September 30, 2019

September 2019

September 30

• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (September 20, 2019) Japanese version
• Publication of the summary of “JFSA’s Approach to Compliance Risk Management” and “Trends and Issues in Compliance Risk Management”
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

September 27

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.360
• Updated statistics of money lending business
• Update on Progress toward Further Efficiency and Transparency in the Screening Procedures for Licensing and Registration of Financial Businesses

September 26

• Publication of the 194th issue of the FSA’s journal, Access FSA

September 25

• The Council of Experts on the Stewardship Code (2019):The First Council

September 20

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.359
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (September 13, 2019) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (September 11, 2019) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (September 6, 2019) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (September 3, 2019) Japanese version

September 18

• Joint session of the 42nd general meeting of Financial System Council and the 30th meeting of Sectional Committee on Financial System

September 13

• The results of monitoring customer-oriented business conduct of investment trust distributors
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (August 30, 2019) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (August 22, 2019) Japanese version

September 12

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.358
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

September 9

• THE SECOND ROUNDTABLE ON SUPERVISORY OVERSIGHT OF CRYPTO-ASSETS -TOWARD A NEW STAGE OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION-
• The second Roundtable on Supervisory Oversight of Crypto - Asset - Toward a New Stage of International Cooperation - Opening remarks by Ryozo Himino

September 6

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.357

August 2019

August 30

• Publication of the 193rd issue of the FSA’s journal, Access FSA
• The FSA publishes the status of loans held by all banks as of the end of March 2019, based on the Financial Reconstruction Act

August 29

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.356
• Updated statistics of money lending business
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (August 8, 2019) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (August 2, 2019) Japanese version

August 28

• Publication of summary points from JFSA policy assessment and strategic priorities 2019
• Publication of the “Report on the development of regulations regarding payment and settlement and cross-sectional financial services intermediaries－basic concept” by the “Study Group on the Financial System” under the Financial System Council
• FSA will organize FIN/SUM 2019

August 23

• The Study Group on the Economic Value-based Solvency Framework

August 22

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.355

August 20

• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (July 23, 2019) Japanese version
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

August 19

• Stewardship Code : 256 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of August 1, 2019

August 8

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.354

August 7

• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (July 9, 2019) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (July 2, 2019) Japanese version

August 2

• ICGN Annual Conference 2019 - Keynote Speech by Commissioner Toshihide Endo
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (June 25, 2019) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (June 21, 2019) Japanese version
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

August １

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.353

July 2019

July 30

• Publication of the 192nd issue of the FSA’s journal, Access FSA
• Updated statistics of money lending business

July 26

• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

July 19

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.352

July 11

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.351

July 10

• Status of digitalization efforts in financial monitoring

July 5

• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’

July 4

• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (June 18, 2019) Japanese version
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.350