Futures Industry Association of Japan
Futures Industry Association of Japan
FIA Japan New Year Party 2026
To celebrate the start of the new year, FIA Japan is pleased to host a New Year’s Party as outlined below. This event will provide a valuable opportunity to network with industry leaders, and we would be delighted if you could join us together with your colleagues.
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Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 3:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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Reception Guest of Honor: Mr. Yutaka Ito, Commissioner. Financial Services Agency
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Special Guest Speaker: Mr. Kenji Nakanishi, Member of the House of Representatives
Program Overview (Tentative)
Please note that the following program is tentative and subject to change without prior notice.
Part A: Panel Discussions
15:00-15:30 Panel Registration Opens
15:30-16:30 Panel 1: “PTS’s in Japan, their growth, outlook and approach to technology” (Organized by the FIA Japan Technology Committee)
16:30-17:30 Panel 2: "Spotlight on Yen Rates markets"
Part B: Reception
17:30-18:00 Cocktail Time
18:00-18:05 Opening Remarks by the FIA Japan Chairman Clairmont
18:05-18:10 Guest of Honor Remarks
18:10-18:25 Special Guest Speech
18:25-19:55 Kanpai & Networking
20:00 Closing Remarks
Participation & Fees
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Part A (Panel Discussions) Free of charge. Open to all (members and non-members).
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Part B (Reception) Members: Up to 2 participants per company free of charge; from the 3rd participant, ¥3,000 per person Non-members: ¥5,000 per person
We sincerely thank our sponsors for supporting this event:
※We kindly ask that payment be made in cash on the day of the event.
※Please complete your registration by January 16th (Friday) .
Inquiries: FIA Japan Executive Secretary Yuko Ohashi yuko.ohashi@fiajapan.org
We look forward to seeing you there.
Sincerely,
Richard Clairmont, Chairman, FIA Japan FIAジャパン会長 リチャード・クレアモント
Koichiro Ohashi, President, FIA Japan FIAジャパン プレジデント 大橋 宏一郎
Peter Jaeger, Vice President, FIA Japan FIAジャパン バイスプレジデント ピーター・イェガー
Panel Agendas
PANEL 1
“PTS’s in Japan, their growth, outlook and approach to technology”
(Organized by the FIA Japan Technology Committee)
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Japan’s equity market is entering a pivotal phase as Proprietary Trading Systems (PTS) gain momentum, fueled by advances in trading technology, smarter execution capabilities, and growing demand for venue diversity. This panel will explore the history behind the PTS landscape in Japan, their recent accelerated growth and the outlook for technology and equity market structure.
PANEL 2
“Spotlight on Yen Rates Markets”
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TBC
Special Guest and Panelists
Yutaka Ito
Special Guest of Honour
Commissioner. Financial Services Agency
Kenji Nakanishi
Special Guest Speaker
Member of the House of Representatives
Panel 1
“PTS’s in Japan, their growth, outlook and approach to technology”
(Organized by the FIA Japan Technology Committee)
Richard Clairmont
Moderator
Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director, ABN AMRO Clearing Tokyo
Mikio Sugihara
Panelist
General Manager
Nasdaq Tokyo Office
Masakatsu Yamada
Panelist
Chief Executive Officer,
Japannext Co. Ltd
Joshpreet Tiwana
Panelist
Head of Business Development APAC
Citadel Securities
Mitsuo Teramoto
Panelist
Director, Head of Market Planning Division
Osaka Digital Exchange Co., Ltd.
Matthew Hassan
Panelist
Managing Director
Head of APAC Direct Market Access
Nomura Securities
Panel 2
“Spotlight on Yen Rates Markets”
Moderator
Director, Head of Futures, Clearing and FX Prime Brokerage,
Institutional Sales Markets, Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc.
Masamichi Adachi
Panelist
Chief Economist
UBS Securities Japan
Kengo Takeda
Panelist
General Manager, Global Markets Trading Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Eiju Yonekura
Panelist
Barclays
Kensuke Yazu
Panelist
General Manager, Osaka Exchange / Tokyo Commodity Exchange
BIOGRAPHIES
Richard Clairmont
Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director
ABN AMRO Clearing Tokyo
Chip Clairmont is CEO of ABN AMRO Clearing Tokyo and Chairman of FIA Japan. He has held a number of positions across finance and technology in Japan and the United States. He holds an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo.
Matthew Hassan
Managing Director - Head of APAC Direct Market Access
Nomura Securities
Matt Hassan leads the APAC Direct Market Access desk at Nomura Securities in Hong Kong, where he shapes the firm's electronic trading strategy and client-facing platforms. His extensive career of over 25 years has spanned from New York to Tokyo to Hong Kong, establishing him as a respected voice in electronic execution.
His career has been defined by building both systems and relationships. At Lehman Brothers Japan, Matt was a steadying force behind the firm's low-latency trading infrastructure in Asia, supporting a resilient platform and differentiated client coverage proposition. Following Lehman's bankruptcy, he successfully guided clients through the transition to Nomura, ensuring continuity and trust. This experience demonstrated his steady leadership under pressure and ability to turn challenges into opportunities.
Throughout his career, Matt has held senior roles across the electronic trading ecosystem, developing expertise in market structure, execution technology, and client engagement. His network spans proprietary trading firms, hedge funds, execution venues, and technology providers. Colleagues and clients value his ability to understand complex trade-offs and translate them into practical solutions.
A sought after thought leader, Matt provides insights on market microstructure, automated execution trends, and how trading technology adapts to market changes. His perspective has been shaped by front-line technology and coverage experience, in addition to major industry transitions, allowing him to guide teams and clients toward a competitive advantage.
Warm, purposeful and relentlessly curious, Matt brings both strategic insight and a steady hand to the challenges of modern electronic trading. He does more than build platforms, he builds confidence.
Mikio Sugihara
General Manager
Nasdaq Tokyo Office
Joined Nomura Securities and spent many years engaged in international investment banking business. In 2008, contributed to the establishment of Nasdaq’s Tokyo office and subsequently served as Nasdaq’s Representative in Japan. Led the expansion of Nasdaq’s diverse businesses in Japan, including technology solutions, services for listed companies, market data, and IPO initiatives.
Graduated from Keio University with a degree in Economics and earned an MBA from the National University of Singapore.
Mitsuo Teramoto
Director, Head of Market Planning Division
Osaka Digital Exchange Co., Ltd.
Mitsuo Teramoto joined Osaka Digital Exchange Co., Ltd. as Head of the Market Planning Division in 2022. He worked on projects to establish the Japanese equities PTS (Proprietary Trading System, equivalent to an ATS in other jurisdictions) in 2022 and the security token PTS named “START” in 2023.
Mitsuo started his career in the Technology Division of Goldman Sachs Japan in 2002, working on exchange connectivity and system infrastructure for the Securities Division. In 2012, he moved to the Compliance Division and provided compliance advice and oversight to the Electronic Trading and Equities Trading businesses as his primary compliance coverage area. Throughout his career at Goldman Sachs, he developed expertise in brokerage businesses, technologies, and relevant market rules and regulations.
Joshpreet Tiwana
Head of Business Development, APAC
Citadel Securities
Joshpreet Tiwana leads the Business Development team for Citadel Securities alongside broader OCOO responsibilities for APAC. This involves ownership of our exchange and venue partnerships, advocating for market structure reform as well as sourcing new growth opportunities for the firm in region.
Josh started with Citadel Asset Management in 2017, in London, where he partnered with fundamental equity investment teams to optimize their investment process. Helping primarily through the effective application of data and the broader Citadel investment platform.
In June 2019, Josh joined Citadel Securities in the APAC OCOO team in HK, responsible for leading our India strategic initiatives, most notably driving the establishment of the firm's onshore Indian broker dealer entity and ultimate trading initiation in 2022.
In addition to the above, Josh has driven multi-asset strategic initiatives in Japan and helped to manage the firm's exchange and broker relationships in the region.
Prior to his time at Citadel, Josh worked as a commodity and currency research analyst/product specialist at ETF Securities, which followed the completion of his graduate scheme at Barclays Capital in London.
Masakatsu Yamada
Chief Executive Officer
Japannext Co., Ltd.
After graduating from Keio University in 1989, Masakatsu worked at Nomura Securities and at BNP Paribas Securities in Japan, mainly in the fixed income business.
In 1999, he joined the Financial Supervisory Agency (the current Financial Services Agency), where he was involved in financial inspections and the preparation of various processes and procedures.
Masakatsu then held senior risk management positions at BNP Paribas Securities and Mizuho Securities before joining SBI Japannext Co. Ltd (current Japannext Co., Ltd.)
After serving as the COO, he assumed his current position as the CEO in 2020.
Shun Yanagisawa
Japan Head of Futures, Clearing and FX Prime Brokerage Markets
Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc.
Shun Yanagisawa is the Japan Head of Futures, Clearing, and FX Prime Brokerage within Citigroup's Markets division. With over two decades of extensive industry experience, he oversees a broad portfolio including Prime Brokerage across FX, Equities, and Fixed Income and Futures, and Futures and OTC Clearing.
Mr. Yanagisawa is a prominent advocate for the stability and development of the derivatives and clearing ecosystem. He actively participates in public roundtables and holds influential positions in various industry organizations, including serving as an elected board member and chairman of the
Operations Committee of FIA Japan, a member of the interest rate swap steering committee at JSCC, an advisory board member of Risk.net ASIA, and a member of several ISDA working groups.
Prior to joining Citi, he held sales and marketing roles at JPMorgan in Japan for over eleven years.
Kensuke Yazu
General Manager
Osaka Exchange / Tokyo Commodity Exchange
Kensuke Yazu oversees derivatives business development at Osaka Exchange (OSE) and Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM), both under the Japan Exchange Group (JPX). With two decades of comprehensive experience in exchange and capital market operations, he has played a pivotal role in shaping JPX’s derivatives markets—including equity, interest rate, commodity, and energy derivatives—formulating and implementing market development strategies, building relationships with domestic and global market participants, and promoting collaboration with overseas exchanges. In addition to advancing Japan’s derivatives markets, Yazu has experience in operations, marketing, and investor education across JPX’s cash equity and ETF markets.
His international experience includes leading capital market development initiatives in Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and North Africa at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), as well as supporting the establishment of the Yangon Stock Exchange in Myanmar, further advancing market infrastructure on a global scale.
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