The Financial Services Agency (“FSA”) has been promoting corporate governance reforms through the formulation and revision of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance...
Publication of the main issues raised by the FSA at opinion exchange meetings with relevant associations in the financial sector
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The FSA has published the...
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Australian Federal Police (AFP), and other law enforcement partners announced yesterday the arrest and charges of seven members of...
The Government has released exposure draft legislation (“Bill“) to update the Payments Systems (Regulation) Act 1998 (“PSRA“). This follows consultation conducted in June 2023...
The Council of Experts Concerning the Japanese Version of the Stewardship Code (Chairman: Professor Hiroyuki Kansaku, University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics)...
The FCA’s final rules for cryptoasset financial promotions, published in June 2023, will take effect from Sunday 8 October. Those marketing in-scope cryptoassets to UK...
The Commission has today issued in final form guidance for registered directors on their anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing obligations.
No changes have been made...
Week of September 15, 2023 - September 21, 2023
This page contains the latest in events, developments, and updates to the FSA website.
September 15, 2023
Publication of the draft...
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Wagner is proscribed by the UK government on 15 September 2023. Read the article via the link here....
Important amendments to the Companies Act and Regulations
In brief
Important amendments to the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008 (“Companies Act“), which came into effect...
On Monday 25 September and Tuesday 26 September the Commission will deliver a series of sector specific presentations regarding the findings from its thematic...