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Japan FSA Releases Guidelines on Climate Transition Finance
By Editors | 25/05/2021
The guidelines incorporate the recommendations on disclosures from the ICMA Climate Transition Finance Handbook, which was published in December.
Enforcement
Japan Post Bank Misplaces Customer Transaction Data
By Editors | 25/05/2021
The missing records include information such as clients’ names and bank account numbers, which are supposed to be retained for 10 years.
Market Infrastructure
Japanese FIs Still Have $24tr in LIBOR Exposures – Report
By Editors | 20/05/2021
The December 2020 figure is down only slightly from the $27.5tr of contracts referencing LIBOR 18 months earlier at the end of June 2019.
Securities / Derivatives
JPX Establishes Working Group to Enhance Equity Market
By Editors | 19/05/2021
The working group will discuss trading system resilience and functionality, a possible extension of trading hours, and the introduction of holiday trading.
Capital / Liquidity
Resolution Authorities Should Have Operational Independence: BIS
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 12/05/2021
The institutional location of the resolution function is commonly the central bank, prudential supervisor or deposit insurer. This decision often entails trade-offs.
ESG / Sustainability
Japan to Incorporate Human Rights in Governance Code – Report
By Editors | 06/05/2021
Authorities will be pushing companies to root out potential forced labour and human trafficking abuses in their supply chains.
ESG / Sustainability
Japan FSA to Issue Climate Risk Guidelines for Banks
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 29/04/2021
Financial institutions will be expected to incentivise borrowers to decarbonise through loan terms and preferential interest rates.
Securities / Derivatives
Bank Losses from Archegos Collapse to Exceed $10bn
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/04/2021
New disclosures from UBS and Nomura have raised estimates of the total losses to banks to over $10.5bn.
Market Infrastructure
QUICK Benchmarks Starts Publishing TORF Production Rates
By Editors | 28/04/2021
TORF production rates can be used in actual transactions, and are published each business day on the same day at 5pm.
Securities / Derivatives
Japan Registers First Foreign Firm Through Dedicated ‘Entry Office’
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/04/2021
The subsidiary of UK firm Affirmative Investment Management Partners registered to conduct investment advisory and agency business.
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