Japan

Sustainable Finance

Japan Expands Aid for Asia’s Infrastructure to $110 Billion, as China Backs AIIB

By Editors | 21/05/2015

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unveiled on Thursday a plan to expand Japan’s financing for infrastructure projects in Asia to $110 billion, as China spearheads a new regional investment bank.

Structural Regulation

Japan Appoints New BOJ Policymaker

By Editors | 26/02/2015

Japan’s parliament approved a government proposal to appoint Waseda University Prof. Yutaka Harada to the Bank of Japan’s Policy Board and other government-sought appointments at public bodies.

Payments & Settlements

Japan, S. Korea to End Currency Swap Program

By Editors | 17/02/2015

Japan and South Korea have agreed to end their 14-year-old currency swap arrangement this month.

Trading & Investment

Japan Exchange, SGX in Partnership to Offer New Derivatives

By Editors | 03/12/2014

Japan Exchange Group, Inc and Singapore Exchange have signed a letter of intent to collaborate in the the joint development of markets including the derivatives and commodities, and strengthen their partnership.

Trading & Investment

Japan Regulator Plans to Allow Crowdfunding

By Editors | 23/08/2014

The Financial Services Agency plans to allow businesses to procure small amounts of funding from the general public by issuing shares online.

Trading & Investment

Taiwan Plans Cross-Border Stock Trading with Japan

By Editors | 22/08/2014

Taiwan will study the possibility of launching a cross-border stock trading scheme with Japan in a bid to boost internationalization of the local bourse, said the country’s top financial regulator.

PEPs & Sanctions

PwC Fined $25 Million for Altering Probe Report on Japanese Bank

By Editors | 18/08/2014

New York state has fined PricewaterhouseCoopers $25m and suspended some consulting work for two years after it altered a report to regulators on sanctions and money-laundering controls for Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.

Structural Regulation

Myanmar Sees Delay in Stock Exchange Launch

By Editors | 23/05/2014

The opening of a stock exchange in Myanmar may be delayed due to difficulty in recruiting skilled people for jobs at the exchange and finding companies that could qualify to list on the market.

Structural Regulation

Japan’s Economy Needs ‘Super Regional Banks,’ Says LDP

By Editors | 22/05/2014

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will urge government to establish “super regional banks” to help revitalize the economy during the nation’s unorthodox bid to beat deflation.