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J-REIT reform finance and insider trading regulations

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • -
  • Japan
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  • April 2 2013

On December 7, 2012, the working group of the finance committee of the Financial Services Agency of Japan (the "Working Group") issued its final

Japanese tender offer rules expand exemption for proprietary trading system (“PTS”)

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • -
  • Japan
  • -
  • December 3 2012

Effective on October 31, 2012, the Financial Services Agency of Japan amended the Japanese tender offer rules and introduced a new exemption for acquisition of shares made through a proprietary trading system

Amendment to Japanese investment management regulations in response to AIJ incident

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • -
  • Japan
  • -
  • November 15 2012

On October 12, 2012, in response to the recent AIJ scandal, the Financial Services Agency of Japan (the “Japanese FSA”) published a draft amendment to certain rules (“Draft Rules”) intended to revamp the regulation and supervision of discretionary advisory businesses, particularly with respect to employees’ pension fund (kōsei nenkin kikin) clients

Japanese listings in Hong Kong

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • -
  • Hong Kong, Japan
  • -
  • August 31 2012

As an international financial center, Hong Kong is one of the world’s leading capital markets, with the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (the “SEHK”) being a favored venue for IPO fundraising activities

U.S. Treasury and JapanSwitzerland announce they will negotiate toward a "third way" for FATCA compliance

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • -
  • Japan, Switzerland, USA
  • -
  • July 9 2012

As we have previously reported, FATCA is becoming a significant concern to foreign banks, brokers and investment funds because of its potentially far reaching scope

Patent term extensions and regulatory exclusivities for pharmaceuticals in Asia and South America

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • -
  • Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, USA, Vietnam
  • -
  • June 27 2012

Patent protection for pharmaceutical products has an impact on the pharmaceutical market and innovation

U.S. Treasury and JapanSwitzerland announce they will negotiate toward a third way for FATCA compliance

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • -
  • Japan, Switzerland, USA
  • -
  • June 25 2012

As we have previously reported, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) is becoming a significant concern to foreign banks, brokers and investment funds because of its potentially far reaching scope

Amendment to the QII special business activities exemption for partnership-type funds under Article 63 of the FIEL of Japan

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • -
  • Japan
  • -
  • March 21 2012

General partners (“GPs”) of partnership-type funds availing themselves of the exemption from registration under Article 63 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (the “FIEL”) will need to take action a recent amendment to the FIEL requires a new form of notification for filings made on or after April 1, 2012 and existing filings must be re-filed in the new format by June 30, 2012

Outline of Japan’s feed-in tariff law for renewable electric energy

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • -
  • Japan
  • -
  • September 13 2011

To encourage new investment in renewable electricity generation facilities and promote the use of renewable electric energy, in late August the Japanese Diet passed The Act on Special Measures concerning the Procurement of Renewable Electric Energy by Operators of Electric Utilities (the “Act”

Changes to Japan’s pre-merger notification system become effective

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • -
  • Japan
  • -
  • January 12 2010

On January 1, 2010, amendments to the Japanese Anti-Monopoly Act (the "AMA") that substantially revise Japan's pre-merger notification system came into effect