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Happy new year, and welcome to the ninety-third edition of the Japan FinTech Observer. With January 6 being the first trading day of the year, and also the first workday for many, the past week surely has been quiet. Still, the narrative for the next Bank of Japan Monetary Policy
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The Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC) has announced that the monthly clearing volume for its interest rate swap transactions (IRS) reached a record-breaking 1,060 trillion yen (double-sided, the same hereinafter) in December 2024, surpassing the 1,000 trillion yen mark for the first time. Furthermore, the yearly clearing volume
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Japan is considering revisions to its disclosure rules for strategic shareholdings (also referred to as "policy-held shares", i.e. shares held for reasons other than pure investment), as outlined by the Financial Services Agency (FSA) in November. These revisions aim to enhance transparency and address concerns about companies
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Welcome to the ninety-second edition of the Japan FinTech Observer. We would like to express our gratitude for your support and enthusiasm in growing our subscriber count by 44% this year, and wishing you a fulfilling year of the snake. The Nikkei closed the year up 19.22%, setting a
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Welcome to the ninety-first edition of the Japan FinTech Observer. The Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan meetings dominated this week. With the former a little more hawkish, and the latter a little more dovish than expected, the Japanese Yen has found itself close to the 160 JPY/USD territory
japan
On Monday, the Osaka Exchange (OSE) issued a fine of 60 million yen against Nomura Securities for unlawful trading of Japanese government bond futures conducted in March 2021. The OSE also announced the suspension of the company’s proprietary trading of government bond futures and government bond futures options from
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Welcome to the ninetieth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer. Nippon Life owned this week, like hardly any other Japanese company has owned the headlines in recent memory. The deal to acquire 20% of Corebridge, the AIG spinout, announced seven months ago, closed this week (< USD 4bn). Nippon Life