"Financial Business Environment in Japan:
Current Progress and Future Change"
Guest Speaker:
Dr. Takafumi Sato
Commissioner, Financial Services Agency
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The IBA was very pleased to welcome back Dr. Takafumi Sato, Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency, who last spoke to the IBA’s membership on the FSA’s efforts towards “Better Regulation” in June 2008.
The FSA’s top official, Commissioner Sato shared his observations on the changing regulatory environment over the past two years and the future outlook given the financial crisis.
Commissioner Sato joined the Ministry of Finance (MOF) in 1973 and has held progressively senior positions in the MOF and the FSA. He was Director General of the FSA’s Supervisory Bureau from 2004-2007 and Director General of the Inspection Bureau from 2002-2004. An expert on financial sector issues, Commissioner Sato has authored several books, most recently on Basel II and the implications for bank supervision. He has led the FSA since July 2007.
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