Japan

Market Infrastructure

Japan, EU Making ‘Substantial Progress’ on Regulatory Cooperation

By Samuel Riding | 22/01/2016

Annual meeting cites concerns about impact of reforms on economic growth, updates on regulatory cooperation framework.

Japan Considering New Rate Risk System

By Samuel Riding | 07/01/2016

Early warning system on interest rate changes to be based on outcome of BCBS proposals.

India to Tighten Credit Cooperative Rules

By Samuel Riding | 04/01/2016

Cooperatives that fail to repay investors or violate other regulations will be penalised.

How Regulation is Accelerating Use of E-trading

By Editors | 16/12/2015

Moves to reduce systemic risk and increase transparency in OTC derivatives support technological innovation.

Japan Investigating Real Estate Lending

By Samuel Riding | 11/12/2015

FSA concerned about impact of property market downturn on banks’ high proportion of real estate lending.

BOJ Warns on Over-regulation, Says No Need for Negative Rates

By Samuel Riding | 08/12/2015

Japan’s central bank governor calls for close monitoring of impact of overseas regulation including Volcker rule.

Four Japanese Banks face Tighter Capital Requirements

By Samuel Riding | 26/11/2015

FSA to require the four banks to lift capital ratios by half a percentage point to ward off crisis.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Japan to Revamp Oversight of Virtual Currencies

By Samuel Riding | 18/11/2015

FSA invites operators of virtual currency exchanges to share knowledge and come up with ideas for regulation.

Market Infrastructure

Four Japanese Banks Sign up to ISDA Protocol

By Samuel Riding | 13/11/2015

Quartet among 21 global financial institutions to sign up to revised protocol on special resolution regimes.