Japan

Securities / Derivatives

Tokyo Bourse Reorganisation to Take Effect in April 2022

By Editors | 31/12/2020

Companies will be able to choose which section they want to be listed on between September and December 2021, and JPX will announce the results in January 2022.

Japan FSA Establishes Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance

By Editors | 31/12/2020

The panel will discuss initiatives to help channel investment into Japanese companies that support efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Securities / Derivatives

HKEX Clears First Cross Currency Swaps for Japanese FIs

By Editors | 29/12/2020

Japan’s FSA granted HKEX’s OTC Clear a licence allowing it to offer clearing services to Japanese financial institutions in January 2020.

BOJ Extends SME Lending Scheme, Pledges Continued Monetary Easing

By Editors | 23/12/2020

The central bank has extended its SME lending programme by six months and removed its upper limit of JPY 100 billion per institution.

Securities / Derivatives

Euroclear Bank, Japan Launch New Asset Class: ‘Origami Bonds’

By Editors | 17/12/2020

Japanese cities Kobe and Yokohama as well as Shizuoka Prefecture were the first three issuers to utilise the new Origami bond structure.

Fintech / Regtech

Japan FSA to Allow Banks Use Customer Data for Targeted Ads

By Editors | 15/12/2020

The FSA will reportedly allow local banks to use their customers’ data for targeted advertising and sales activities.

Securities / Derivatives

Japan FSA Orders JPX, TSE to Improve Following Market Outage

By Editors | 30/11/2020

TSE President and CEO Koichiro Miyahara has resigned to take responsibility for a system failure that caused a full-day market closure in October.

Fintech / Regtech

Consortium of Japanese Firms to Test Digital Currency in April

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/11/2020

The consortium, which includes Japan’s three megabanks as members, aims to address a lack of interoperability between digital payment platforms in the country.

ESG / Sustainability

Malaysia, Japan Authorities Appointed to NGFS Steering Committee

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/11/2020

The inclusion of Japan’s FSA, BNM and Bank of Canada on the steering committee will widen the NGFS’ global reach and strengthening its geographical representation.