Financial Services Agency (FSA) (Japan)
Vega peak was foothill in historic Nikkei selloff
JFSA scrutiny has curbed issuance of autocallables, so stock plunge generated light re-hedging
Japanese banks’ leverage ratios keep rising as BoJ relief becomes permanent
Norinchukin reaps largest benefit on eve of Covid-19-era exemption being made permanent
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Norinchukin’s RWAs up 21% as Basel III formulas react to market volatility
Market charges up 230% in harsh test of new standardised approaches
Norinchukin’s credit RWAs up 31% on early Basel III opt-in
Bank’s standardised charges surge 19-fold following overhaul of models’ scope and parameters
Japan autocall curbs upend Nikkei vol
Lack of reinvestment alongside FSA review forces scramble to buy back hedges as products knock out
FSB: third of climate stress tests not tackling physical risk
Six jurisdictions conducted exercises only for transition risk
LCH Japan plan signals new fight for global clearing model
UK-based clearing house faces “uphill struggle” against JFSA location policy on yen derivatives
Early FRTB adoption piles pressure on Japanese banks
Bankers fear competitive pain due to lack of NMRF data, possible EU and US deviations from Basel
EU’s Basel delay could cause problems for Japan
Asia Risk Congress: unaligned timetables creates difficulties for Japan's megabanks
Nomura understated VAR capital charges by 13% in H2 2020
VAR RWAs should have been ¥122 billion higher than originally stated at end-December
Yen swaps users stuck in clearing Catch-22
Lack of access to client clearing at JSCC poses problems for US buyers of Japanese government bonds
Covid policy risk hangs over bank stress tests
Banks and regulators are second-guessing the policy response to new outbreaks
Interest rate derivatives house of the year: Goldman Sachs
Asia Risk Awards 2020
Japan regulation sparks hunt for new annuity products
Foreign currency products hit by push for transparency on forex risk and charges
Japanese banks inching away from US CLO market
New rules prevent firms investing in CLOs where originator is not obliged to retain risk
Japanese firms delay IM plans due to netting uncertainty
Those caught in phase five are awaiting law change to enable use of custodian banks
Q&A: Japan regulator aims to be glue for fragmented rules
“Unintended and unnecessary” splits in regulation damage financial markets, says FSA’s Ryozo Himino
Japan regulator: new FRTB will help uniform Asian uptake
Relaxation of non-modellable risk factors, among other revisions, welcomed by FSA
Japan banks face huge CVA hit, dealers say
Revaluation of derivatives books likely to cause hundreds of millions in one-off losses
Japan regulator: we are racing to finish FRTB in 2018
Japanese banks warn against rushing rules with poor data, and fret over EU delays