
President & Chief Executive Officer, Safe Harbour Japan K.K.
Member of the Financial Services Council
Daniel Lintz is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Safe Harbour K.K., a risk management consultancy. Mr. Lintz provides powerful insight into regulatory developments affecting the Japanese consumer lending industry. He is also an expert in Japanese real estate securitization, banking and finance regulations, J-SOX compliance, Japanese politics, monetary policy, and macroeconomic issues impacting Japan. Mr Lintz has more than 10 years of experience with various multinationals including Sony, Visa and CB Richard Ellis. Mr. Lintz served as Director of Corporate Relations (Japan) for Visa International with responsibility for media relations, public affairs, internal communications and digital communication. He has organized and presided over Japanese credit card conferences and served on the US-Japan Tourism Promotion Committee, ACCJ External Affairs Advisory Council and the FSA Working Group convened to revise the Prepaid Card Law. (This is me - Update Profile)
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ISDA Determination on JAL Rehabilitation Not Welcome
November 19, 2009
Will JAL Be Required to Settle JPY100 Billion in Derivatives Contracts? | headlines.yahoo.co.jp
The Yomiuri Shinbun reports that the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) may require Japan Airlines Corporation to settle JPY 100 billion in swaps and derivatives as a result of filing for creditor protection under ADR provisions of the Special Measure for Industrial Revitalization, raising the specter of potential retaliation by Japanese financial regulators.
Japan Consumer Finance Regulation Faces Final Hurdle
November 1, 2009
Govt May Backtrack On Tighter Moneylender Regulations | www.nni.nikkei.co.jp
A committee of policy makers assigned to the Financial Services Agency, Consumer Affairs Ministry and Ministry of Justice will convene this month to assess the impact of Revisions to the Money Lending Business Law on the consumer credit industry in Japan. The committee will either recommend to proceed with full implementation of interest rate harmonization and quantitative lending restrictions or propose new legislation to alleviate the burden on the industry.
JAL Downgraded on Transport Minister Comments
October 31, 2009
R&I Cuts JAL's Credit Rating 3 Notches On Turnaround Concerns | www.nni.nikkei.co.jp
Domestic rating agency R&I downgraded the corporate credit rating for Japan Airlines Corporation to CCC junk grade amid reports that Transport Minister Hon. Seiji Maehara may seek special legislation designating the company as "effectively bankrupt" in order to reduce pension payouts, underscoring the threat that unrealistic and inconsistent political directives pose to nation's flagship carrier.
JAL Rehabilitation Requires a Political Decision
October 28, 2009
MARKET SCRAMBLE: JAL Shareholders Get No Respect -- Again | www.nni.nikkei.co.jp
Transport Minister Hon. Seiji Maehara wasted no time stepping between troubled carrier Japan Airlines Corporation and its three main creditor megabanks, but the latest rehabilitation plan may require a major overhaul to address three main issues: personnel, pensions and profitability. A political decision must be made regarding which stakeholder group should enjoy the benefits of a massive injection of public funds.
DPJ Looks to Postal Savings, Insurance to Fill Gaps in Budget
October 21, 2009
New Japan Post Chief Faces Tightrope Act | www.nni.nikkei.co.jp
The appointment of Jiro Saito as Japan Post Holdings President indicates plans to draw on the Postal Savings and Insurance schemes to bridge ever widening budget gaps with Fiscal Investment and Loan Program (FILP) funds and massive JGB purchases, turning back the clock on fiscal and financial market reforms a decade or more.
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Experts in the Leisure & Lodging Council | 4887 |
| Experts in the Automotive Council | 3422 |
| Structured Finance Experts | 382 |
| Asset Backed Securities Experts | 166 |
| Discount/Online Brokerage Services Experts | 111 |
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