JPX Monthly Headlines

JPX group companies undertake various initiatives and disseminate information with the aim of providing the most attractive markets to all users.
Every month, we showcase the highlights of these efforts in short and concise summaries just for you.

February

Jan. 25: OSE Signs Agreement to Cooperate in Establishing Osaka as a Global Financial City

Tokyo Site

OSE signed an agreement with Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City to cooperate on their project "Global Financial City OSAKA", which aims to establish Osaka as an international financial center. Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City, and OSE will create a partnership, communicating and cooperating closely while leveraging their own resources to carry out various activities contributing to establishing Osaka as a global financial city, such as distributing information about Global Financial City OSAKA, providing financial literacy education, and supporting the growth of start-up companies.
As the western hub of JPX Group, OSE will work toward the establishment of Osaka as a global financial city.

Feb. 4: JPX Begins Research on "Digitally Tracked Green Bonds" Utilizing Security Tokens

As part of its efforts to achieve carbon neutrality across group companies, as well as to improve the overall operational efficiency of bond issuance through digitalization, JPX has started looking into raising funds through issuance of security tokens in the form of a "Digitally Tracked Green Bond" using technology from BOOSTRY. We aim to contribute to the carbon neutrality of society as a whole by sharing the lessons learned and the issues discovered in the process.

Feb. 22: Restructuring of Subsidiaries for Launch of JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc. Operations

JPX resolved to carry out an organizational restructuring among its wholly-owned subsidiaries, TSE, OSE, JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc. (JPXI) and TOSHO SYSTEM SERVICE CO.,LTD. (TSS), effective April 1, 2022, for the purpose of integrating JPX Group's data services including index services and digital-related businesses including system-related services into that of JPXI to further accelerate data and digital-related initiatives. Alongside our commitment to stable market operations carried out by our exchanges, self-regulatory organization and clearing organization, with JPXI at the forefront, the entire JPX Group will pursue the creation of market services that will improve the functionality and efficiency of the entire market, thereby continuing to support the sustainable growth of Japan's economy as a core infrastructure of the financial and capital market.

Feb. 28: Redesign of Listed Company Search Pages on the JPX Website

The "Listed Company Search" on the JPX website provides various information relating to TSE listed companies, ranging from basic data and timely disclosure and filing information to corporate governance, etc. This service was redesigned on February 28, 2022. With the aim of improving convenience for users, we made changes to page layouts and extended the length of time for which disclosure documents are displayed. We hope this service helps users gather information regarding TSE listed companies.