capital markets
With the close of the fiscal year in March 2026, Japan Exchange Group (JPX) has further aligned its "Medium-Term Management Plan 2027," signaling a definitive shift to hedge against equity volume volatility by diversifying its revenue mix toward interest-rate and data-driven verticals. The policy update marks the commencement
capital markets
On November 5, 2024, the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) extended the trading day to 15:30 and implementing a formalized closing auction. This transition was designed to enhance global competitiveness and accommodate the liquidity requirements of passive investment strategies. By extending the trading window, the TSE has effectively minimized the
stock exchange
The Osaka Exchange (OSE)—a subsidiary of the Japan Exchange Group—has selected Nasdaq (NDAQ) to provide the technology backbone for its next-generation derivatives platform. Under the agreement, OSE will deploy Nasdaq’s Eqlipse Trading and Market Surveillance platforms. The deal represents a significant modernization effort for the Japanese exchange,
stock exchange
Hiromi Yamaji, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Japan Exchange Group (JPX), spoke at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on November 5, 2025, focusing on Japan's ongoing corporate governance reforms, the resultant market momentum, and JPX’s strategic initiatives for future growth. Key Takeaways 1. Sustainable
capital markets
Japan Exchange Group (JPX) reported solid financial results for the first half of fiscal year 2025 (FY2025 Q2 cumulative), driven primarily by increased activity in cash equities and a significant contribution from interest rate-related collateral management within clearing services. Operating Revenue rose 9.2% year-over-year (YoY) to JPY 89,322
etf
The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) and Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) marked a milestone in regional financial integration with the debut of their first cross-border exchange-traded funds (ETFs), reinforcing both countries' ambition to become an Asian Asset Management Center. Nomura Asset Management Taiwan Ltd. launched the Nomura TOPIX Feeder ETF
venture capital
DigiFT, a licensed exchange purpose-built for institutional-grade, tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), has raised a total of US$25 million to date—following the close of a new strategic funding round. The latest round was led by SBI Holdings, Japan’s largest financial group, with participation from leading institutional investors including
regulation
Listed companies basically face no restrictions under the current legal framework when conducting pre-meeting disclosure. The Financial Services Agency has curated all relevant documents on a single web page, and the following is the translation of the overview. Financial Instruments and Exchange Act * The deadline for submitting the annual report
trading
AlpacaTech, a subsidiary of FOLIO Holdings that provides innovative financial solutions as part of the SBI Group, has begun providing Japanese and US stock news data owned by Minkabu The Infonoid and its subsidiary Minkabu Solution Services on the Snowflake Marketplace. Snowflake is currently accelerating its adoption as a data
insider trading
In light of the fact that an employee of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of Japan Exchange Group (JPX), was under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) on suspicion of violation of insider trading regulations, JPX established an Independent Directors' Investigation Committee on September 27,