What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of December 3, 2021 - December 9, 2021

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

Press Releases

Publication

December 3, 2021	PDFFSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.218

Councils

December 8, 2021	PDFOverview of the Discussion Summary : the "Advisory Council on the System of Accounting and Auditing (2021)"
December 8, 2021	Publication of the outline of proceedings of the third meeting of the "Advisory Council on the Systems of Accounting and Auditing" (FY 2021) <Summary> The FSA published the outline of proceedings of the third meeting of the "Advisory Council on the Systems of Accounting and Auditing" (FY 2021), which was held on November 4, 2021. The Advisory Council is aimed at comprehensively discussing various issues pertaining to accounting and auditing. (The original press release is available in Japanese at the following URL.) https://www.fsa.go.jp/singi/kaikeikansanoarikata/gijiyousi/20211104.htmlopen new window
December 6, 2021	Publication of the agenda and handouts of the 13th meeting of the "Working Group on Capital Market Regulations" (provisional English title) of the Financial System Council <Summary> The FSA published the agenda and handouts of the 13th meeting of the "Working Group on Capital Market Regulations" (provisional English title) of the Financial System Council, which was held on December 6, 2021. The Working Group members discussed ways to promote the return of benefits of economic growth to households. (The original press release is available in Japanese at the following URL.) https://www.fsa.go.jp/singi/singi_kinyu/market-system/siryou/20211206.htmlopen new window

Banks

December 3, 2021	Overview of the Japanese regional banks’ financial results for six months ended September 30, 2021
December 3, 2021	Overview of major banks’ financial results as of September 30, 2021

Securities

December 9, 2021

Rescission of an order to impose an administrative penalty charge against an individual for committing insider trading regarding stocks of Morpho, Inc. by using information respectively received as an officer of the entity <Summary> The FSA’s order to impose an administrative penalty charge against an individual, which was imposed in 2018 for committing insider trading regarding stocks of Morpho, Inc. by using information received as an officer of the said entity was rescinded by the judgement of the court. (The original press release is available in Japanese at the following URL.) https://www.fsa.go.jp/news/r3/shouken/20211209.htmlopen new window

Others

December 9, 2021	Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’
December 8, 2021	Warnings about entities that are operating money lending businesses without proper registration <Summary> The FSA (Local Finance Bureaus) updated warnings about entities that are operating money lending businesses without proper registration. The warnings include the updated list of entities that misrepresent their registration using fictitious or stolen registration numbers. (The original press release is available in Japanese at the following URL.) https://www.fsa.go.jp/ordinary/chuui/index.htmlopen new window
December 3 and 7, 2021	Request for financial measures to deal with the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu (HPAI) in Kumamoto, Saitama, and Hiroshima Prefectures (The Kyushu Local Finance Bureau, The Fukuoka Local Finance Branch Bureau, The Kanto Local Finance Bureau, and The Chugoku Local Finance Bureau) <Summary> The following Local Finance Bureaus and a Local Finance Branch Bureau respectively issued the statements "Financial Measures in Response to the Report of the Subspecies of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)" to relevant financial institutions: The Kyushu Local Finance Bureau (Statement issued as of December 3, 2021)open new window The Fukuoka Local Finance Branch Bureau (Statement issued as of December 3, 2021)open new window The Kanto Local Finance Branch Bureau (Statement issued as of December 7, 2021)open new window The Chugoku Local Finance Branch Bureau (Statement issued as of December 7, 2021)open new window The said statements respectively request financial institutions in Kumamoto, Saitama, and Hiroshima Prefectures to cooperate with prefectural authorities and appropriately deal with HPAI-affected parties (poultry farms, processors, and trade) considering their circumstances, such as by attentively responding to the needs of business management consultation and new loans or the changing of loan terms. *In terms of financial measures, Kumamoto Prefecture is within the purview of The Kyushu Local Finance Bureau as well as The Fukuoka Local Finance Bureau, whereas Saitama and Hiroshima Prefectures are within the purview of The Kanto Local Finance Bureau and Chugoku Local Finance Bureau, respectively. (The original press release is available in Japanese at the following URL.) https://www.fsa.go.jp/news/r3/ginkou/20211207.htmlopen new window https://www.fsa.go.jp/news/r3/ginkou/20211203-2.htmlopen new window