09-01-2010
Mr. Harry Saito, CEO and Managing Director, TIC K.K. This training seminar will provide insights into: the future direction of the FSA and the SESC; key issues and impacts of new measures to regulate the financial industry; governance and general supervisory guidance; new requirements for derivatives transactions; and practical measures for IBA member firms to use in a regulatory inspection. There will be separate sessions in English and Japanese. |
07-06-2010 Update on the Priorities and Oversight Focus of the SESC
Mr. Kiyotaka Sasaki, Director of the SESC’s Strategy and Policy Coordination Division, discussed the SESC’s oversight and enforcement priorities and its new areas of focus to promote greater market integrity. Nearly 40 staff of IBA member firms attended. |
05-25-2010 FSA Briefing on New Supervisory Guidelines for Derivatives Transactions
Two officials from the FSA’s Supervisory Bureau discussed the recent revisions to the Supervisory Guidelines which strengthen the customer protection requirements for derivatives transactions. Over 100 people attended. |
05-19-2010 Special Update: FSA Q&A on TOB and 5% Rule
Mr. Oh Miyashita, an attorney with the law office of TMI Associates, spoke on the FSA’s amended Q&A on the takeover bid (TOB) regulations and the FSA’s new Q&A on large shareholder reporting (5% Rule) to over 30 people. |
05-17-2010
The SESC's Basic Inspection Policy and Plan for 2010-11 Mr. Shuichi Sonoda, Director of the SESC’s Inspection Division, gave an overview of the recently released inspection policy guidelines for 2010-11 to over 50 staff of member firms. |
04-27-2010 Full Day Introduction in Japanese to Compliance Issues for Foreign Banks
This course was attended by 20 people. It combined a text-based lecture with hands-on practical case studies to provide participants with a deeper understanding of key legal and compliance issues. |
04-13-2010 The BOJ's On-site Examination Policy and Perspectives on Risk Management
Mr. Shuichi Uemura, Deputy Director-General of the Financial Systems and Bank Examination Department, addressed the Bank of Japan’s on-site examinations plans for 2010 to an audience of over 80 people. He also offered some insights on risk management by foreign financial institutions. |
03-24-2010 Saving the Japanese Economy Dr. Richard Jerram, Head of Asian Economics for Macquarie Capital Securities, offered his views on Japan's economic situation and some of the barriers to domestic growth to over 30 staff of member firms. |
03-04-2010
Full Day Introduction in English to Compliance Issues for Foreign Banks
Nearly 30 people attended this seminar which combined a text-based lecture with hands-on practical case studies to give participants an introduction to the legal, regulatory and compliance framework for foreign banks in Japan. |
02-24-2010
2010 IBA BSC General Managers Meeting and Reception Over 40 people, including 28 GMs, gathered for the fifth IBA Banking Sector Committee GMs meeting featuring a keynote address by Mr. Tokio Morita, Director of the Banks Division I of the FSA’s Supervisory Bureau. The meeting was followed by a reception attended by 80 senior IBA bankers and officials from the FSA, the BOJ and the SESC. |
02-16-2010
The Health of the Japanese Banking Sector and Future Outlook Mr. Hironari Nozaki, a top banking analyst at Citigroup Global Markets, shared his views to an audience of 40 people on the current condition of the Japanese banking sector and the impact of regulatory tightening. |
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