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Table of Contents

1. Introduction

(1) Purpose of this Guidebook

(2) Structure and How to Use this Guidebook

2. Major Financial Instruments Business Schemes and Necessary Registration

(1) Flowcharts to determine whether and what type of registration is necessary

• 1) Investment advisory business

• 2) Investment management business

• 3) Intermediation between an investment management/investment advisory company and its customers (as an agency or intermediary for conclusion of a discretionary investment contract or investment advisory contract) 

• 4) Solicitation or sales of funds established/managed by other investment management companies

• 5) Establishment of a foreign business operator’s representative office for collecting information in Japan

(2) Major business scheme cases

• 1) Investment advisory business

• 2) Investment management business (including investment solicitation for funds you have established) 

• 3) Intermediation between an investment management/investment advisory company and its customers (as an agency or intermediary for conclusion of a discretionary investment contract or investment advisory contract) 

• 4) Solicitation or sales of funds established by other investment management companies

• 5) Establishment of a foreign business operator’s representative office for collecting information in Japan

- Investment Management Business for Qualified Investors - 

- Investment Management-Related Service Entrusted Business -

- Specially Permitted Intermediary Service for Unlisted Securities -

Emergency Registration Exemption for Foreign Financial Institutions / Asset Managers

3. Registration Procedure and Registration Requirements

(1) Overview of registration procedure and registration application documents

• 1) Flow of registration procedure

• 2) Contact with Financial Market Entry Office/Local Finance Bureau or Local Finance Office

• 3) Prior consultations

• 4) Registration application (submission of application documents) 

• 5) Joining a self-regulatory organization

(2) Requirements for registration by type of Financial Instruments Business

• 1) Overview of registration requirements specified in the FIEA and the Guidelines for Supervision

• 2) Personnel requirements

4. Specially Permitted Business for Foreign Investors, etc. / Specially Permitted Business during Transition Period

(1) Specially Permitted Business for Foreign Investors, etc.

(2) Specially Permitted Business during Transition Period

• 1) When a foreign investment manager performs Specially Permitted Business during Transition Period

• 2) When a subsidiary of a foreign investment manager conducts Specially Permitted Business during Transition Period

• 3) Foreign countries (countries or regions) subject to the Specially Permitted Business during Transition Period

• ■ The scope of "Foreign Investors, etc."

(3) Notification procedures and requirements

• 1) Flow of notification procedure

• 2) Preparation of notification documents

• 3) Notification requirements specified in the FIEA

Supplementary explanations on the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act

• (1) Classification of financial instruments businesses

• (2) Major exemptions from application for Financial Instruments Businesses

• (3) Classification of investors

Contacts of Local Finance Bureaus/Local Finance Offices

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