Financial Services Agency

Securities / Derivatives

JSDA Proposes to Remove Redundant Rules for PTS Operators

By Editors | 07/05/2025

The amendments are in response to new regulations that directly place reporting and publication requirements on operators of Proprietary Trading Systems.

Securities / Derivatives

Japan Launches Registration System for Fund Manager Services

By Editors | 06/05/2025

Firms providing accounting, compliance and legal services to asset management firms can voluntarily register on the new system.

AML / KYC

Japanese Securities Firms to Compensate Account Hack Victims

By Editors | 06/05/2025

Ten securities firms have agreed to compensate victims of accounts that have been hacked and used in unauthorised stock trading

Securities / Derivatives

JSDA, JPX Take Steps to Address Surge in Securities Account Hacks

By Manesh Samtani | 02/05/2025

JPX is establishing a special team to enhance monitoring while JSDA is working to promote MFA and establish standards for loss compensation.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan FSA Offers Guidance on Enterprise Value-Backed Lending

By Manesh Samtani | 01/05/2025

The FSA is encouraging FIs to move away from a purely formulaic approach to loan evaluation and provisioning and to exercise more judgment.

ESG / Sustainability

Japan FSA Publishes Research on Climate-related Scenario Analysis

By Manesh Samtani | 01/05/2025

The research is intended to guide Japanese banks and insurers in strengthening their resilience to climate-related risks and developing robust transition plans.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Japan Adds 30 More Jurisdictions to Scope of Travel Rule Requirements

By Editors | 29/04/2025

There were already 28 jurisdictions named after an update in January 2024. The FSA proposes to add 30 more jurisdictions, which are mostly EU nations.

Big Picture

BOJ Calls on Banks to Be Extra Vigilant in Current Environment

By Thisanka Siripala | 25/04/2025

Banks could see volatility in their stock prices, more defaults by client firms, and risks from exposures to foreign non-banks.

Securities / Derivatives

JSDA Revises OTC Rules to Accommodate Security Tokens

By Thisanka Siripala | 24/04/2025

The rule revisions add trust beneficiary securities to the J-Ships programme and clarify procedures for issuing security tokens.