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FSA's proposal to amend the existing laws and regulations with respect to short sales

  • White & Case LLP
  • -
  • Japan
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  • March 21 2013

On March 7, 2013, the Financial Services Agency of Japan (the "Japan FSA") announced that it is considering amending certain aspects of the existing

Working group recommendations with respect to the insider trading regulations of Japan

  • White & Case LLP
  • -
  • Japan
  • -
  • March 14 2013

In response to recent high profile insider trading incidents conducted by tippees who received inside information from corporate insiders, especially

The proposed amendments to asset management regulations as a result of the AIJ scandal

  • White & Case LLP
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  • Japan
  • -
  • November 19 2012

This Client Alert contains a summary of the recent released proposed amendments to the various financial regulations of Japan in response to the AIJ scandal and is intended as a follow up to our Client Alert issued on September 11, 2012 regarding the actions proposed by the Financial Services Agency of Japan (“FSA”) to prevent the recurrence of the AIJ Scandal

FSA’s proposal to prevent the recurrence of the AIJ scandal and the results of second survey

  • White & Case LLP
  • -
  • Japan
  • -
  • September 11 2012

On September 4, 2012, the Financial Services Agency of Japan (“FSA”) published its proposal of measures to prevent the recurrence of the AIJ scandal while providing the opportunity to the public to provide their opinions regarding such measures by October 4, 2012

Update on the Article 63 Exemption

  • White & Case LLP
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  • Japan
  • -
  • March 21 2012

This Client Alert is an update concerning the amendments to the exemption for Special Business Activities for Qualified Institutional Investors, etc. (the “Article 63 Exemption”) set forth under Article 63 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (the “FIEL”

Update on the qualified investor investment management business registration

  • White & Case LLP
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  • Japan
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  • December 2 2011

This Client Alert provides supplemental information regarding the new exception for the investment management business registration (the “Qualified Investor Investment Management Business”) for investment managers who limit their clients to “qualified investors” (tekikaku toushika, “Qualified Investors”) as set forth in the amendments (the “Amendments”) to relevant Cabinet Order and Cabinet Office Ordinance of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (the “FIEL”) issued by the Financial Services Agency of Japan (the “Japan FSA”) on November 4, 2011

Financial reform in Japan update 3: english language disclosures in securities registration statements

  • White & Case LLP
  • -
  • Japan
  • -
  • August 4 2011

This Client Alert is the third in a series of alerts concerning the amendments (the "Amendments") to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law ("FIEL") of Japan promulgated on May 25, 2011

Crackdown on unlicensed securities distribution activities and additional qualifications for investment advisory and agency business

  • White & Case LLP
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  • Japan
  • -
  • June 30 2011

This Client Alert is the second in a series of alerts concerning amendments (the "Amendments") to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law ("FIEL") of Japan promulgated on May 25, 2011