FSA Weekly Review No.35 March 4, 2013

What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of February 25-March 1, 2013

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

Press Conferences

(Excerption of issues related to the FSA)

March 1, 2013: Press Conference by Taro Aso, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Minister for Financial Services (February 22, 2013)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/en/conference/minister/2013/20130222.html

Press Releases

(Following press releases are available in Japanese)

Press ConferenceMarch 1, 2013: Press Conference by Taro Aso, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Minister for Financial Services (February 28, 2013)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/common/conference/minister/2013a/20130228-1.htmlopen new window

SecuritiesMarch 1, 2013: List of firms engaged in specially permitted business for qualified institutional investors, etc. to which FSA issued written warnings updated
http://www.fsa.go.jp/ordinary/chuui/tekikaku.htmlopen new window

SecuritiesMarch 1, 2013: “List of unregistered financial instruments business operators” updated
http://www.fsa.go.jp/ordinary/chuui/mutouroku.htmlopen new window

OthersMarch 1, 2013: The 2013 edition of EDINET Taxonomy and related documents published
http://www.fsa.go.jp/search/20130301.htmlopen new window

InternationalMarch 1, 2013: IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) Foundation Monitoring Board finalizes assessment approach for membership criteria and announces Chair selection
http://www.fsa.go.jp/inter/etc/20130301-1.htmlopen new window
PDFhttp://www.fsa.go.jp/inter/etc/20130301-1/02.pdfopen new window (IFRS Foundation Monitoring board press release is available in English)
http://www.iosco.org/monitoring_board/open new window (Monitoring Board website)

BanksMarch 1, 2013: Administrative action against Furukawa Credit Cooperative
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/24/ginkou/20130301-1.htmlopen new window

CouncilsMarch 1, 2013: Financial System Council’s “Working Group on Method of Providing Insurance Products and Services, etc. (11th)” held
http://www.fsa.go.jp/singi/singi_kinyu/hoken_teikyou/siryou/20130301.htmlopen new window

Press ConferenceMarch 1, 2013: Press Conference by Taro Aso, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Minister for Financial Services (February 26, 2013)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/common/conference/minister/2013a/20130226-1.htmlopen new window

CouncilsMarch 1, 2013: Business Accounting Council’s 33rd Audit Subcommittee held
http://www.fsa.go.jp/singi/singi_kigyou/siryou/kansa/20130228.htmlopen new window

OthersFebruary 28, 2013: Status of measures taken by the FSA, local finance bureaus, and financial institutions in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake updated
http://www.fsa.go.jp/ordinary/earthquake201103/jokyo.htmlopen new window

OthersFebruary 28, 2013: Documents related to money lending business updated
http://www.fsa.go.jp/status/kasikin/20130228/index.htmlopen new window

Public CommentFebruary 28, 2013: Invitation for public comments on the draft Cabinet Office Ordinance for Partial Revision of the Cabinet Office Ordinance on Arrangement of the Cabinet Office Ordinances Related to the Financial Services Agency Associated with the Enforcement of the Act for Partial Revision to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, etc.
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/24/syouken/20130228-2.htmlopen new window

BanksFebruary 28, 2013: Number of debtors who halted contracted repayments since the Great East Japan Earthquake and the amount of such debts (as of the end of November 2012)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/24/ginkou/20130228-1.htmlopen new window

OthersFebruary 27, 2013: Yamagata Local Finance Office of the Tohoku Local Finance Bureau called for financial measures in response to the disaster in Yamagata Prefecture caused by the heavy snow during this winter season
http://tohoku.mof.go.jp/yamagata/j2_kinyu/kinyuusochi20130227ym.htmlopen new window

CouncilsFebruary 27, 2013: Joint meeting of 29th Financial System Council General Meeting and 17th Sectional Committee on Financial System held
http://www.fsa.go.jp/singi/singi_kinyu/soukai/siryou/20130227.htmlopen new window

BanksFebruary 27, 2013: Revision of Business Revitalization Plans
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/24/ginkou/20130227-2.htmlopen new window

SecuritiesFebruary 27, 2013: Decision on an administrative monetary penalty payment order for insider trading by a recipient of information from a relevant party of The Sankei Building Co., Ltd.
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/24/syouken/20130227-1.htmlopen new window

OthersFebruary 26, 2013: The 12th “Study Meeting on Corporate Finance” will be held
http://www.fsa.go.jp/frtc/kenkyu/20130328.htmlopen new window

Press ConferenceFebruary 25, 2013: Press Conference by Taro Aso, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Minister for Financial Services (February 22, 2013)
http://www.fsa.go.jp/common/conference/minister/2013a/20130222-1.html open new window

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