A financial services law to protect consumers from the impending “Big Bang” financial reform is urgently needed, the Japan Federation of Bar Associations told the Finance Ministry on March 26.
The case for consumer protection was made as the date set for the Big Bang reforms — April 1 — fast approaches. With changes expected to be made to the financial industry landscape, products such as investment trusts are expected to balloon.
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