JSDA’s Major Work Plans for 2015-2016 (July, 1 2015)
Invigorating Capital Market

Promoting Asset Formation through Investment

Promoting medium- and long-term asset formation

Disseminating and promoting financial literacy

１．Encouraging provision of financial products and services which support medium- andlong-term asset formation
２．Popularizing and promoting NISA and Junior NISA
３．Perpetuating and expanding NISA and Junior NISA
４．Supporting moves to integrate taxation on financial income derived from bonds,
derivatives, etc.
５．Facilitating intergenerational transfer (inheritance and gifts) of listed stocks and otherassets
６．Promoting utilization of defined contribution pension plan (Japanese 401k)

１．Enhancing financial literacy & education• Advocating revision of the school curriculum guideline• Sending more lecturers to schools and universities• Improving learning content and expanding information supplied to younger
generations• Implementing activities in light of introduction of Junior NISA anddissemination of NISA
２．Promoting PR to prevent scams pretending sales of shares or corporate
bonds

Improving intermediaries' functions and credibility

Investors

１．Exercising proper self-regulatory functions• Conducting timely and effective inspection of member
firms by JSDA
• Deliberating a unified audit process for segregation ofcustomers’ assets• Examining regulations on Internet transactions withelderly customers• Preventing insider trading• Developing good practices for the investment
information provided by analysts to the market• Guarding securities market from anti-social forces
２．Supporting member firms’ preparation for systemic
revisions• Introducing Social Security and Tax Number Systemsmoothly and encouraging wider use of the number• Taking necessary steps responding to revisions of theAct on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds
and the Act on the Protection of Personal Information• Adopting appropriate measures for CRS (CommonReporting Standard of OECD) and FATCA (ForeignAccount Tax Compliance Act)

（Individuals）

Intermediaries（Members）

Strengthening financial and capital markets'
functions and competitivenessMarket（Infrastructure）

Overseas
Expanding global information dissemination and cooperation
１．Actively conducting overseas PR on attractivenessand potential of Japan’s market• Dispatching information on initiatives to strengthen
corporate governance• Holding overseas events
２．Further enhancing cooperation with relevant overseasorganizations
３．Strengthening technical support for emerging markets
４．Responding to global regulatory reform

Improving JSDA’s operations

JSDA’sOperations

１．Further enhancing communication with member firms and market
stakeholders
２．Actively disseminating information to investors and market stakeholders
３．Developing and strengthening the business continuity plan (BCP)

１．Establishing Tokyo’s status as a global financial center
２．Vitalizing the corporate bond market• Introducing a new system to disseminate trading
prices of corporate bond transactions• Setting up a proper framework to protect corporatebond holders
３．Supporting start-up and growth companies, and regional
enterprises• Facilitating proper use of equity crowdfunding• Operating shareholders’ community system
４．Curtailing settlement risks• Shortening the JGB settlement cycle to T+1• Deliberating the shortening of the stock trading
settlement cycle
５．Promoting interaction with researchers and market
stakeholders• Supporting academic studies through visiting fellowsystem• Running JSDA Capital Market Forum

４．Reviewing and improving organizational structure and operations• Developing qualified human resources and promoting staff exchanges
with relevant organizations• Ensuring effective utilization of JSDA’s funds• Raising business efficiency using IT