As prolonged ultra-low interest rates prod major banks to diversify operations in search of yields, however, Japanese authorities decided to align their approach to that of their overseas counterparts, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) said in a report.For the first time, the BoJ and banking regulator Financial Services Agency (FSA) conducted joint stress tests on five major financial institutions in December, it said.
TOKYO: Japan plans to conduct stress tests on its five major financial institutions this year that look into how the coronavirus pandemic could affect their earnings and capital, the central bank said yesterday.
Unlike many Western nations, where regulators stress test many banks simultaneously based on standardised risk scenarios, Japan has relied on stress tests conducted individually by each bank.
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