Futures Industry Association of Japan
Futures Industry Association of Japan
FIA Japan Summer Party 2025
FIA Japan is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a Summer Party as follows. We look forward to welcoming you to this special occasion, which will be an excellent opportunity for networking among our members.
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Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 3:00pm - 7:30pm
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Reception Special Guest :Mr.Amane Oshima CEO of JICT
Participation & Fees
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Part A (Panel Discussions) Free of charge. Open to all (members and non-members). Please limit participation to two persons per company. If more wish to attend, please contact us in advance.
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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
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 Reception Desk for Panels Opens
15:30–16:30 Panel 1: “Post-trade Challenges and Industry Standardization” (FIAJ Operations Committee)
16:30–17:30 Panel 2: “Overview of the Electricity Futures Market in Japan”
Part B: Reception
17:30–18:00 Reception Desk for Reception Opens
18:01–18:05 Welcome and Opening Remarks by FIA Japan Chairman, Clairmont
18:05–18:20 Remarks by Mr. Amane Oshima, President & CEO, JICT
18:21 Kanpai (toast) and networking begins
19:30 Closing Remarks
Panel Agendas
PANEL 1
“Futures Post-Trade: Challenges and Industry Standardization Initiatives” (FIAJ Operations Committee)
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Japan Futures - Global Significance and Market Revitalization:
Discussing the critical role of the Japanese market in the global financial landscape.
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Current Post-Trade Challenges:
Why Post-trade is particularly a challenge? A comparative examination of domestic vs international post-trade practices. Presenting diverse perspectives from CCP, FCM, Trust bank and FinTech.
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The Way Forward:
Outlining the strategic direction and proposed next steps for addressing post-trade challenges and fostering industry standardization.
PANEL 2
“Overview of the Electricity Futures Market in Japan”
Special Guest and Panelists
Amane Oshima
Special Guest
CEO of JICT
Panel 1
“Post-trade Challenges and Industry Standardization”
(FIAJ Operations Committee)
Shun Yanagisawa
Moderator
Director, Head of Futures, Clearing and FX Prime Brokerage,
Institutional Sales Markets, Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc.
Go Oyama
Panelist
Business Planning and Promotion Department, The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.
Kaori Nakajo
Panelist
Vice President, Prime Services, Futures Sales, Equities, Global Banking & Markets,
FICC and Equities, Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.
Panel 2
“Overview of the Electricity Futures Market in Japan”
Hiroshi Okuyama
Moderator
President, Skipping Stone GK
Kensuke Yazu
Panelist
General Manager, Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc.
Bob Takai
Panelist
CEO, EEX Japan K.K.
Makoto Nagahori
Panelist
President and CEO, Phillip Securities Japan Co., Ltd.
Tomoyuki Abe
Panelist
Senior Expert, MUFG Bank, Ltd., Global Markets Sales and Trading Division
BIOGRAPHIES
James Marsden
Managing Director, Head of Post Trade, Asia Pacific
Broadridge Japan
James Marsden leads Broadridge’s Post-Trade business across Asia Pacific, working closely with clients, partners, and market infrastructure providers to navigate regulatory change, anticipate market trends, and deliver innovative solutions that help firms achieve their strategic goals.
He previously served as Managing Director, APAC Business Development and Strategy, where he played a key role in expanding Broadridge’s footprint across the region. Prior to that, James was General Manager of Broadridge Japan for 13 years, where he transformed the business from start-up stage into one of the company’s largest operations in Asia.
A subject matter expert in post-trade workflow automation, James has extensive experience in central securities depository (CSD) and Central Clearing Party (CCP) connectivity and has led multiple market infrastructure projects across Japan, Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Over the course of his career at Broadridge, he has held roles spanning project management, business analysis, architecture, and software development—contributing to the success of numerous client implementations of Broadridge’s global post-trade platform.
Based in Tokyo, James is a permanent resident of Japan and fluent in Japanese, with more than 25 years of experience living and working in the country. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Computer Science from the University of Liverpool.
Makoto Nagahori
President and CEO, Phillip Securities Japan, Ltd.
Makoto Nagahori is currently President and CEO in Phillip Securities Japan since July 2021. He joined Nomura in 1999 after graduating from Tokyo University. From 2006 to 2009, he worked for the US equity trading business for Nomura Securities International and Instinet LLC in New York. From 2009 to 2013, he was in charge of the electronic trading business in Instinet Japan Limited and Nomura Tokyo. From 2013 to 2016, he was President and Representative Director at Chi-X Japan Limited. Before joining in Phillip Securities Japan, he was running electronic trading service desk in Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities (MSET), since 2017.
Bob Takai
President & CEO, EEX Japan K.K.
Born in Osaka in 1958, Bob graduated from Kobe University and joined Sumitomo Corporation, where he held senior roles in metals, finance, and energy divisions. He served as President of Sumitomo Corporation Global Research and later as Chief Representative in Washington D.C. He has held public roles including board member of TOCOM and committee member of Japan’s Industrial Structure Council of METI. After retiring in 2020, he joined the European Energy Exchange (EEX) Group as Senior Advisor, leading the development of Japan’s power derivatives market. In 2024, he became President of EEX Japan. He regularly contributes to Nikkei on energy and commodity topics.
Shun Yanagisawa
Japan Head of Futures, Clearing and FX Prime Brokerage Markets
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.
Tamura Yasuhiko
Executive Officer, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation
After joining Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1995, Mr. Tamura worked in the Stock Market, Clearing and Settlement, IT Planning and Development units, as well as on secondment to Nomura Research Institute, before serving as Director of the IT Development (Equities Trading Systems) Department from April 2018 and as Director of the Human Resources Department of parent company Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) from April 2022.
As Director in charge of Equities Trading Systems, he worked on improving system resilience, and as Director of the Human Resources Department, he promoted initiatives related to human capital management.
Since April 2024, he has been serving as Executive Officer of Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC), the clearing and settlement unit of JPX, and a corporation he was involved in the establishment and launch of from 2002 to 2003.
Mr. Tamura graduated from Yokohama City University with a Bachelor of Commerce.
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