Good afternoon, dear colleagues.
I am pleased to welcome you all to our traditional meeting. As usual, I would like to begin with an overview of the current situation in the banking sector and our forecasts of its development.
We may say that the banking sector’s performance over...
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Regarding reports that the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) is conducting an investigation into Mizuho Securities, could you update us on the current...
The Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) convened the Spring FSA-SEC Financial Regulatory Dialogue in Tokyo...
Today, I will first talk about the advanced securities settlement using blockchain. As has already been reported by news media, major securities companies and...
Sectoral financial and investment restrictions are in place in the Russia sanctions regime which restrict specified activities. These include restrictions on dealing with transferable...
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February 16, 2026
Financial Services Agency
(Japanese version: published December 10, 2025)
The Working Group on Crypto-asset Systems of the Financial System Council (Chaired by Professor MORISHITA...
HMG is launching a call for evidence to seek industry’s views on how UK financial sanctions regulations on ownership and control are applied in practice, including how firms implement the regulations and...
* Specified business operators other than deposit taking institutions, insurance companies, financial instruments business operators and cryptoasset exchange service providers shall refer to the...
Starting from 2026, a revised classification of digital financial assets (DFAs) available to qualified and non-qualified investors will come into effect.
Non-qualified investors will be able to freely purchase the most popular...
The Bank of Russia has devised a concept of cryptocurrency regulation in the Russian market. Cryptoassets will be accessible to both qualified and non-qualified investors, but the rules for them will differ. The Bank of Russia has presented its proposals regarding...
The Bank of Russia intends to lift restrictions prohibiting qualified investors from investing in settlement instruments whose value is linked to cryptocurrencies via unit investment funds (UIFs).
The regulator continues to implement initiatives to give qualified...
