Nasdaq Japan seeking to sell non-Japanese ETFs

Nasdaq Japan seeking to sell non-Japanese ETFs

TOKYO, Japan - Frank G. Zarb, chairman of U.S. Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 19. He said Nasdaq Japan will seek a change in Japanese securities regulations to promote non-Japanese exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for Japanese investors. Zarb is in Tokyo for the first anniversary celebrations for the Nasdaq Japan market, the Japanese sibling of the U.S. Nasdaq market.

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