Tokio Morita

Vice Minister for International Affairs, JFSA and Chair
IOSCO Asia Pacific Regional Committee

Mr. Tokio Morita is FSA Vice Minister for International Affairs. Mr. Morita joined the Japanese Ministry of Finance (MOF) in 1985. During his time at the MOF, he held positions in the Banking Bureau, Securities Bureau, Financial System Planning Bureau among others.

In 2007, Mr. Morita joined the Financial Services Agency (FSA). He has held the positions of Director of Securities Business Division and Banking Business Division I, Director General of Strategy Development & Management Bureau as well as Secretary General of the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC).

He was Chair of IOSCO Standing Committee 3 (transformed to Committee 3) from 2007 to 2009. He was also a member of the BCBS and the Resolution Steering Committee of the FSB between 2012 and 2015. He is currently Chair of the IOSCO Asia-Pacific Regional Committee and Co-Chair of the IOSCO Follow-Up Group to the Task Force on Cross Border Regulation.