FSA Weekly Review No.6  August 6, 2012

What's New on the FSA Website

Week of July 30 - August 3, 2012

This page contains the latest in events, developments, and updates to the FSA website.

Press Conference

(Excerpt)

August 3, 2012: Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (July 27, 2012)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/en/conference/minister/2012/20120727.html

July 30, 2012: Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (July 24, 2012)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/en/conference/minister/2012/20120724.html

(Following press conferences are available in Japanese)

August 1, 2012: Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (July 31, 2012)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/common/conference/minister/2012b/20120731-1.htmlopen new window

July 30, 2012: Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (July 27, 2012)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/common/conference/minister/2012b/20120727-1.htmlopen new window

Press Releases

(Following press release is available in English)

SecuritiesAugust 3, 2012: Administrative action against Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
http://www.fsa.go.jp/en/news/2012/20120803-1.html

(Following press releases are available in Japanese)

SecuritiesAugust 3, 2012: Administrative action against Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/24/syouken/20120803-2.htmlopen new window

OthersAugust 3, 2012: Addition of “Q&A on tender offers for shares, etc.”
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/24/sonota/20120803-1.htmlopen new window

PublicationAugust 1, 2012: FSA publishes Japanese Newsletter “Access FSA No.109”
http://www.fsa.go.jp/access/index.htmlopen new window

Public CommentAugust 1, 2012: Invitation for public comments on the draft Cabinet Office Ordinance for Partial Revision to the Cabinet Office Ordinance on Prepaid Payment Instruments and the draft for partial revision to the Administrative Guidelines (Volume 3: for Non-Bank Finance Companies)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/24/20120801-1.htmlopen new window

OthersAugust 1, 2012: Announcement of personnel changes (announced on August 1, 2012)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/common/about/jinji/index.htmlopen new window

OthersAugust 1, 2012: Outline of the “Report on the details of measures taken to deal with failed financial institutions” was explained by Tadahiro Matsushita, Minister of State for Financial Services, at the Committee on Financial Affairs of the House of Representatives
http://www.fsa.go.jp/common/diet/houkoku/2406/20120801.htmlopen new window

InternationalJuly 31, 2012: Publication of the consultative document titled “Report on the Recovery and Resolution of Financial Market Infrastructures” by the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems of the Bank for International Settlements and the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions
http://www.fsa.go.jp/inter/ios/20120731-1.htmlopen new window
PDFhttp://www.iosco.org/news/pdf/IOSCONEWS246.pdfopen new window (IOSCO press release is available in English)

OthersJuly 31, 2012: Status of responses to the recent earthquake by the FSA, Local Finance Bureaus and financial institutions (updated on July 31)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/ordinary/earthquake201103/jokyo.htmlopen new window

CouncilsJuly 31, 2012: Financial System Council's “Working Group on Insider Trading Regulations” (First session) was held
http://www.fsa.go.jp/singi/singi_kinyu/insider_h24/siryou/20120731.htmlopen new window

BanksJuly 31, 2012: Outline of results of questionnaire survey on user evaluations of region-based relationship banking initiatives of regional financial institutions
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/24/ginkou/20120731-2.htmlopen new window

OthersJuly 31, 2012: Quarter Report on counseling and other activities by the “Counseling Office for Financial Services Users” (period: April 1 to June 30, 2012)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/receipt/soudansitu/20120731.htmlopen new window

BanksJuly 31, 2012: Number of informed cases concerning improper use of deposit accounts
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/24/ginkou/20120731-1.htmlopen new window

OthersJuly 31, 2012: Updating statistics on the money lending industry
http://www.fsa.go.jp/status/kasikin/20120731/index.htmlopen new window

Public CommentJuly 31, 2012: Invitation for public comments on the Draft Cabinet Office Ordinance for Partial Revision to the Cabinet Office Ordinance, etc. on Disclosure of Corporate Affairs, etc.
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/24/sonota/20120731-3.htmlopen new window

InternationalJuly 30, 2012: Frequently asked questions (FAQs) on Basel III's counterparty credit risk rules, issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
http://www.fsa.go.jp/inter/bis/20120730-3.htmlopen new window
http://www.bis.org/press/p120725c.htmopen new window (BIS press release is available in English)

InternationalJuly 30, 2012: Final rule on regulatory treatment of valuation adjustments to derivative liabilities, issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
http://www.fsa.go.jp/inter/bis/20120730-2.htmlopen new window
http://www.bis.org/press/p120725b.htmopen new window (BIS press release is available in English)

InternationalJuly 30, 2012: Interim rules for the capitalization of bank exposures to central counterparties (CCPs), issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
http://www.fsa.go.jp/inter/bis/20120730-1.htmlopen new window
http://www.bis.org/press/p120725a.htmopen new window (BIS press release is available in English)

OthersJuly 30, 2012: Announcement of personnel changes (announced on July 30, 2012)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/common/about/jinji/index.htmlopen new window

OthersJuly 30, 2012: Results of public comments on the FY2013 Tax Reform Request
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/24/sonota/20120730-1.htmlopen new window

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