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BOJ may ramp up fiscal policy actions
Posted by Felix Shipkevich on Jan 24, 2010 Posted by Felix Shipkevich on Jan 24, 2010 in Japan FSA, Uncategorized | 0 comments
Bank of Japan policy makers are prepared to consider expanding an emergency-loan program for banks and increasing purchases of government debt should the recovery falter, people with knowledge of the matter said. “Should a rise in the yen threaten to damp corporate and consumer sentiment and exacerbate...Establishment of the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization
Posted by Felix Shipkevich on Dec 28, 2009 Posted by Felix Shipkevich on Dec 28, 2009 in Hong Kong SFC, Japan FSA, Singapore MAS | 0 comments
From Release: 1. The Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the ASEAN Members States, China, Japan and Korea (ASEAN+3) and the Monetary Authority of Hong Kong, China, are pleased to announce the signing of the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization (CMIM) Agreement following the conclusion on all...CFTC no-action letter permits offer and sale of the mini-TOPIX futures contract
Posted by Felix Shipkevich on Nov 11, 2009 Posted by Felix Shipkevich on Nov 11, 2009 in CFTC, Japan FSA | 0 comments
The CFTC issued a no-action letter permitting the offer and sale in the United States of the mini-TOPIX futures contract, TOPIX Core30 futures contract and TSE REIT index futures contract. Mini-TOPIX futures contract is one-tenth the size of TOPIX futures contract, and allows investors to have smaller...FSA plans to set leverage limits on retail Forex
Posted by Felix Shipkevich on Jul 6, 2009 Posted by Felix Shipkevich on Jul 6, 2009 in Forex, Japan FSA, U.K. FSA | 0 comments
Japan’s Financial Services Agency is planning to set limits on how much foreign-exchange investors can buy on margin. The FSA unveiled a plan to curb speculative trading in two stages, in order to spread out and neutralize any market impact. The plan calls for the leverage cap to be set at 50 times the...CFTC grants TFX member firms exemption from certain Part 30 regulations
Posted by Felix Shipkevich on Oct 14, 2008 Posted by Felix Shipkevich on Oct 14, 2008 in CFTC Regulations, Japan FSA | 0 comments
Pursuant to Commission Regulation 30.10, CFTC grants certain exemptions to firms designated by the Tokyo Financial Exchange, Inc. (TFX) from the application of certain foreign futures and option regulations based upon substituted compliance with applicable Japanese law and TFX regulations. See the October...
