Financial Services Agency

    Securities / Derivatives

    Tokyo Stock Exchange Seeking to List Derivatives-Linked ETFs

    By Nithya Subramanian | 07/08/2025

    The TSE is seeking regulatory approval to list actively managed ETFs that use OTC derivatives, in a bid to expand income-generating options for investors.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Japan Faces Industry Calls for Global Alignment on Crypto

    By Manesh Samtani | 04/08/2025

    Industry feedback on a regulatory blueprint warns against "Galapagos" rules and urges alignment with global standards like the EU's MiCA.

    Trending

    BOJ, FSA Launch Joint Data Platform to Modernise Bank Supervision

    By Editors | 04/08/2025

    Regulators will collect high-granularity data from banks to enhance risk monitoring and reduce the industry's reporting burden.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Osaka Exchange Expands Equity Options, Explores Crypto Derivatives

    By Manesh Samtani | 04/08/2025

    OSE is adding 20 stocks to its equity options market-making programme and conducting research into regulated cryptocurrency futures and options.

    ESG / Sustainability

    Japan Regulators Publish Second Climate Risk Analysis for Banks

    By Nithya Subramanian | 31/07/2025

    FSA and BOJ analysis focused on short-term transition risks and identifed key gaps in data, modelling, and risk management integration.

    Capital / Liquidity

    APAC Regulators Urge Timely FRTB Implementation in Europe, US

    By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 31/07/2025

    Regulators in Asia worry about the harm divergent implementation timetables cause to their banks.

    Market Infrastructure

    Japan Issues Progress Update on Asset Management Hub Initiatives

    By Manesh Samtani | 30/07/2025

    FSA outlines progress on deregulation and support schemes in Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, and Fukuoka aimed at attracting overseas investment managers.

    Securities / Derivatives

    FSA Updates Guidance for Foreign Asset Managers Entering Japan

    By Nithya Subramanian | 28/07/2025

    The updated guidance details relaxed capital and personnel rules to attract more investment firms to boost its asset management sector.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Japan’s FSA to Mandate Disclosure on Annual Wage Growth

    By Nithya Subramanian | 22/07/2025

    Listed companies will be required to report on annual wage growth and talent strategies as a measure to encourage long-term investment in human capital.

    Enforcement

    Japan's FSA Orders Nippon Life to Report on Information Leak

    By Nithya Subramanian | 21/07/2025

    The FSA ordered Nippon Life to explain how one of its employees accessed and shared confidential documents obtained from MUFG Bank.

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