Mizuho Financial Group logo is seen at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai//File Photo
TOKYO, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Japan’s finance ministry is set to take punitive action against the banking arm of Mizuho Financial Group (8411.T) over a lack of compliance with the country’s foreign exchange law, the Nikkei business daily reported late on Wednesday.
During the incident that took place on Sept. 30, Japan’s third-largest lender failed to comply with anti-money laundering procedures necessary under the foreign exchange act in transacting overseas remittances, the Nikkei said.
While checks found no evidence of illegal money remittances, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) decided on the corrective action as Mizuho is one of Japan’s largest banks, with a responsibility for payment systems, the Nikkei said.
A Mizuho spokesperson and a finance ministry official in charge of the foreign exchange law both declined to comment when contacted by Reuters.
The finance ministry in August announced a three-year action plan that included tighter supervision of financial institutions in response to a report by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global financial crimes watchdog. read more
The Sept. 30 issue at Mizuho has also triggered a response from Japan’s banking regulator, which is set to issue on Friday a reprimand to the financial group over a series of system glitches, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. read more
Mizuho group CEO Tatsufumi Sakai and the head of the firm’s main banking unit intend to resign to take responsibility for the problems, one of the sources said.
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