The International Bankers Association of Japan (IBA Japan) welcomes the draft of Japan’s Corporate Governance Code (‘Code’), which sets out guiding principles for Japanese corporate issuers. The Code, together with the recently adopted Stewardship Code, provides a framework which should provide both the domestic and international investment community with important information and evidence of corporate behaviours that will help them in their investment decision making.
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Japanese households' sentiment worsened in December to levels last seen before premier Shinzo Abe unleashed radical stimulus policies two years ago.
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The 2015 “Japan Securities Summit” will take place in London on 11 February, co-organized by Japan Securities Dealers Association (JSDA) and International Capital Market Association.
Distinguished guests and panellists will take part to the JSDA annual event at The Mansion House to discuss the major challenges facing Japan including the growth strategy and fiscal consolidation and provide their insights on Japan’s potential and its securities market’s roles to ensure future sustainable growth.
Speakers and moderators include:
The yield on newly issued 20-year Japanese government bonds closed at a 12-year low of 0.955% on Wednesday as investors shaken by the plunge in crude prices snapped up these relatively safe assets.
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The Bank of Japan`s asset purchases are soaring as Governor Haruhiko Kuroda tries to reflate the world’s third-biggest economy.
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Number of newborn babies last year fell to 1.001 million against 1.269m registered deaths in its population.
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Japanese drew down savings for the first time on record while wages adjusted for inflation dropped the most in almost five years.
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日本銀行は、本日、政策委員会・金融政策決定会合において、次回金融政策決定会合までの金融市場調節方針を、以下のとおりとすることを決定した（賛成８反対１）
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Deputy BoJ Governor Nakaso in a recent speech discusses creating innovative payment and settlement systems including efforts to create an environment that will facilitate the use of the smooth delivery of the Yen and JGBs anyplace and at anytime. This includes changes to BOJ-NET.
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IBA Japan held its 30th Annual General Meeting on November 26th at the Okura Hotel in Tokyo, It was followed by a reception for about 200 guests. The Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency, Mr. Kiyoshi Hosomizo, gave a speech and discussed current challenges facing the financial sector, the effects of macro-economic environment and challenges facing Japanese policy makers, and the FSA’s supervisory approach and current priorities.