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FSA licence Kanto Local Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 138

Holder
NEWS
Jurisdiction
Japan
Last checked
Aug 11, 2026

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Financial Services Agency Kanto Local Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 138

Wikilix read the FSA register on Aug 11, 2026. This is what it said.

Issuing authority
Financial Services Agency
Holder
NEWS SECURITIES
Jurisdiction
Japan
Effective
Sep 30, 2007
Register status
Active

Checked Aug 11, 2026

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wikilix.com/licenses/financial-services-agency/news/kanto-local-finance-bureau-director-kinsho-no-138Fields on file 8 / 11

Open NEWSAbout FSA
Our check
Checked

What we checked

We found this licence on the issuing authority's own register.

Wikilix check
Confirmed on the register
Authority strength
Tier 1
Jurisdiction
Japan
Last checked
Aug 11, 2026
Register says
Active

Finding

A genuine Japanese Financial Instruments Business Operator registration granted through the Kanto Local Finance Bureau, the standard licence a domestic securities firm holds. Client protection: Strong: Japanese client-asset segregation and investor-protection rules apply. Effective: 30 Sep 2007.

Exhibit

Register screenshot, captured Aug 11, 2026
The register

What the authority publishes

Printed as the register prints it. A field that is missing here is one nobody has recorded, not one the register leaves blank.

Licence number
Kanto Local Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 138
Register status
Active
Effective from
Expires
No expiry shown
The authority

About FSA

Financial Services Agency is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Japan.

Full name
Financial Services Agency
Jurisdiction
Japan
Strength
Tier 1The strictest regimes: high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
Established
2000
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
141 firms
Regulates
Forex, Bond, Stocks, Fund, Derivatives, Commodity
Licences it issues
Type I Financial Instruments Business
Typical cost of a licence
JPY 50000000+
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High
Protection

What this licence protects

FSA's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • No compensation schemeNo mandatory insurance (but strict fund segregation)
  • Client money kept separate
  • Negative balance protection
  • Complaints routeFINMAC
  • Maximum leverage1:25
This describes the authority's regime, not how NEWS applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

The licence above is recorded against NEWS. A licence is issued to a legal company, so the companies below are what you would search a corporate register for.

Broker
NEWS SECURITIES
Based in
Japan
Wikilix score
43.0the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Wikilix has flagged NEWS as a suspected clone of another firm. That is a finding about the firm, not about this licence — the register’s own wording above is what states this entry’s standing.

Recorded companies

None of these matches the name the register printed, so we do not say which one holds this licence.

  • NEWS Securities Co., Ltd.Japan · Reg. 1011001036691
Provenance

Where this record came from

Every date below has already happened. We do not publish a promised next-update date, because we do not schedule per-licence re-checks.

Official source
The issuing authority’s registerPublished by the authority, not by Wikilix.
Last checked by Wikilix
Record last edited
When this entry was last changed in our database, which may be a correction rather than a change at the register.
Evidence held
A screenshot of the register entry is on file.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

Answered from this register entry and the authority’s own record.

Most Popular Questions
NEWS Securities is based in Japan and regulated locally, but its associated offshore regulator prohibits clients from North Korea and other UN-sanctioned countries. Some payment methods also have regional restrictions, including the US, Canada, and Australia for certain deposit options.
According to WIKILIX data, NEWS Securities offers trading in regulated financial instruments such as stocks and funds. Details on other instruments like forex pairs or cryptocurrencies are not specified in the provided context.
Customer support for NEWS Securities is available primarily in Japanese. They offer live chat during business hours and can be contacted via phone or email. There is no indication of English language support in the provided context.
NEWS Securities supports multiple funding methods including credit/debit cards, bank transfers, e-wallets, cryptocurrency, and wire transfers. Fees and processing times vary by method, with credit cards typically incurring a 3.5% fee and instant processing, while bank and wire transfers may take several days and have fixed fees.
NEWS Securities holds a Retail Forex License issued by the Kanto Local Finance Bureau in Japan. It is also associated with the Seychelles Financial Services Authority, an offshore regulator. However, WIKILIX classifies NEWS Securities as a suspicious clone, indicating caution is advised.
Licence Kanto Local Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 138 was issued by Financial Services Agency (FSA), the financial authority for Japan.
NEWS holds this FSA licence. A licence on record means the authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement.
We located this entry on the FSA register. Note that confirming a register ENTRY is not the same as confirming a live licence — the register’s own wording on this page is what states its current standing.
Wikilix rates FSA tier 1 — the strictest band, with high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
This page links straight to the FSA register. Search it for Kanto Local Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 138, and for the name NEWS rather than the trading brand.
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