On June 25, Osaka Exchange, Inc. (OSE) will introduce a new listed options trading method, Flexible Options, which meets the needs of...

Hironaga Miyama is President & CEO of Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (“JSCC”) since June 2013. Prior to his current post, Mr....

Dear Members of FIA Japan, Each year the arrival of spring brings FIA's Annual Futures Industry Conference to Boca Raton, and the...

J. Christopher “Chris” Giancarlo was unanimously confirmed as Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission by the U.S....

President Trump is looking to follow through on the promises he made during the election. What will happen to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street...

Junichi Nakajima Deputy Director-General of the Planning and coordination Bureau of the Financial Services Agency (FSA). Responsible for...

In a continuous effort to raise the awareness of the Japan Financial Services Industry’s latest developments, the FIA Japan Technology...

Hiroyuki Shibuya assumed the role of Senior Executive Officer, CIO of Japan Exchange Group, Inc. in June 2015, having become Adviser of...

Under a new governance structure - FIA Global - set up two years ago, FIA, FIA Europe and FIA Asia have collectively, strengthened their...

On September 11, FSA announced that Japan has decided to participate in the Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP). FSA has participated in...

Michael Ross, President - CEO, FIA Japan The crisp autumn season has brought a degree of stability in the financial markets. The Nikkei...

Walt Lukken is the President and CEO of the FIA, a Washington, D.C.-based trade association that represents participants in the...

Japan’s markets have struggled in recent weeks along with the turmoil in global financial markets, rattled by concerns over economic...

Akira Kiyota assumed the role of CEO of Japan Exchange Group, Inc. in 2015, after serving two years as President & CEO of Tokyo Stock...

In February 2015, IOSCO issued its report on its assessment of Japan’s CCPs and trade repositories, which are under the jurisdiction of...

METI Starts Deliberation Process – To be Summarized in June The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has started actual...

On February 25, at a session of the House of Representatives Budget Committee, a committee member from the Komeito Party, Mr. Higuchi,...

On March 15, the Council of Experts Concerning the Corporate Governance Code (joint secretariat: FSA and Tokyo Stock Exchange) finalized...

Many critics claim that Prime Minister Abe has failed in the promises of his third arrow under Abenomics. But once again he relentlessly...

Yoichi Masuzoe graduated from the Faculty of Law of Tokyo University in 1971. He started his career as a scholar in international...