Past Events

Financial Sector Regulatory and Compliance Seminar

This training seminar provided insights into: recent regulatory dynamics at the FSA and SESC; new areas of focus and the regulatory intent; expectations of internal audit and how to respond; key control issues; and practical measures for IBA member firms to use in a regulatory inspection.

Training  

Preparing for FSA and SESC Inspections

Mr. Torakichi Abe, Executive Manager, Project Management Section, Business Strategy Department, Public & Financial IT Services Company

A specialist from NTT DATA CORPORATION offered insights into the latest IT solutions for BCP and shared his recommendations for back-up sites, especially in the context of a wide area disaster.

BCP-DR-IT  

BSC General Managers Meeting and Reception

The IBA’s Banking Sector Committee (BSC) held its sixth General Managers meeting at BNP Paribas in Marunouchi. The event featured a keynote address by Mr. Kiyotaka Sasaki, Director of the Inspection Coordination Division of the FSA’s Inspection Bureau, who discussed some of his division’s recent initiatives. The speech was followed by a reception attended by GMs, senior IBA member bankers, and FSA and BOJ officials.  

Special Events  

Bank of Japan Briefing on BCP and Back-Up Site Issues

Mr. Akira Yasui, Director, Financial Stability Planning Group, BOJ
Mr. Yutaka Nishigaki, Director & Deputy Head, Foreign FIs Group, BOJ
Mr. Noriyuki Tomioka, Director, Computer System Risk and Business Continuity Group, BOJ

Three senior officials from the BOJ’s Financial Systems and Bank Examination Department discussed back-up site issues, given the lessons learned from the March 11 earthquake.

Legal/Regulatory  

An Address by FSA Commissioner Mikuniya

Mr. Katsunori Mikuniya, Commissioner, FSA

The FSA’s top official, Commissioner Mikuniya shared his observations on regulatory and supervisory developments since the financial crisis and the future outlook.

Legal/Regulatory  

Global Compliance and AML Update

Mr. Charles Grice, Managing Director, CRI Compliance

Mr. Charles Grice, one of the world’s leading advisors to global financial institutions on money laundering prevention, discussed the latest issues in global compliance and anti-money laundering. 

Legal/Regulatory  

Economic Outlook for Japan in 2011

Dr. Robert Feldman, Director of Economic Research in Japan
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.

Dr. Robert Feldman, director of economic research for Morgan Stanley Japan and one of the most respected economists in Japan, discussed the key trends and challenges facing Japan’s economy and markets.  

Financial Markets  

Outlook for the Japanese Banking Sector

Mr. Hironari Nozaki, Managing Director, Citigroup Global Markets Japan

One of Japan’s top banking analysts shared his insights into the outlook for Japan’s banking sector, discussing regulatory change and the expected impact; the structural transformation of bank earnings and outlook; and major events of the sector. 

Financial Markets