P R E S S  R E L E A S E

6  October 1998
Financial Supervisory Agency

The Fourth Meeting of the "Working Group on Financial Inspection Manuals"

The Fourth meeting of the Working Group on Financial Inspection Manuals was heldtoday at the Financial Supervisory Agency (FSA).

The Group's discussion focused on market risk management and operational risk

management;

- the Group discussed market risk management taking into account the checklistsof FSA;

- two members of the Group presented reports on operational risk management

The next meeting is scheduled on 20 October.

For

further information, please contact:

Toshitake KUROSAWA

Inspection Department, FSA

Phone 03-3506-6000 ext.3269

Fax  03-3506-6119