Kanto finance bureau orders action against Capital Partners Securities and another firm

The move follows a Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission recommendation after inspections found problems at Capital Partners Securities Co., Ltd. and Capital Financial Advisors Co., Ltd.

Summary

Japan’s Kanto Local Finance Bureau imposed administrative action on Capital Partners Securities Co., Ltd. and one other company after the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission recommended penalties based on inspection findings. The post names Capital Financial Advisors Co., Ltd. as the other firm and says problems were identified in the inspections, prompting the regulator to act the same day. The notice is tagged with the Financial Services Agency, Japan’s main financial regulator.

Terms & Concepts
  • Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission: Japan watchdog overseeing securities markets
  • administrative action: Regulatory penalty or corrective order
  • Financial Services Agency: Japan financial regulator