Japan FSA Raises Alarm Over Hidden Losses in Structured Loans

Japan FSA Raises Alarm Over Hidden Losses in Structured Loans

Structured loans which bundle JGBs with derivatives have allowed regional banks to avoid marking-to-market or publicly disclosing losses as interest rates have risen. To continue reading... Sign in Password * Remember me Lost your password? Subscribe Subscribe to Regulation Asia to gain access to APAC’s leading platform for news, analysis, research and verified data on financial regula…

Japan Sounds Alarm Over Hackers Draining Millions from Compromised Trading Accounts

Cybersecurity in Japan has hit a new low as the Financial Services Agency (FSA) reports a staggering increase in unauthorized access to internet trading accounts, leading to fraudulent transactions worth billions of yen. Anatomy of the Cyber Assault The first notable surge was in February 2025, with 43 unauthorized accesses leading to 33 fraudulent transactions […] The post Japan Sounds Alarm Over Hackers Draining Millions from Compromised Tradi…

Japan Warns Of Hacked Trading Accounts, Fraudulent Trades

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) warned last week of the growing threat of hacked trading accounts that has resulted in nearly US $700 million in unauthorized trades since March. The FSA documented a sharp increase in the number of such fraudulent trades, from 33 in February to 685 in March and 736 through the first 16 days of April. Accounts in at least six securities firms have been targeted in the attacks. While the FSA cited stolen lo…

Japan warns of hundreds of millions of dollars in unauthorized trades from hacked accounts

Japanese regulators published an urgent warning about hundreds of millions of dollars worth of unauthorized trades being conducted on hacked brokerage accounts in the country.