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Article: Funds battle just beginning in Japan. (new commodity funds trading regulations in Japan)

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Funds battle just beginning in Japan

New commodity funds trading regulations in Japan next year promise a bright future for the United States as billions of yen will likely flow into U.S. futures markets.

But, for the Japanese, the start of official fund trading means a battle among commodity futures companies for survival--among themselves and with the regulators.

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) drafted the outline of new commodity funds laws in March. A set of rules is expected to be enacted by the end of 1991.

Thus, industry competition has been fierce, fully sanctioned by ...

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