Manesh Samtani
Manesh manages the news desk and serves as an editor at Regulation Asia. He covers regulatory changes across Asia Pacific that impact banking, capital markets, asset management, and financial services more generally. Manesh is a former trader and investment consultant with a degree in Finance and Banking. manesh@regulationasia.com
Articles by Manesh Samtani
UOB to Acquire Citi Consumer Banking Units in Four Markets
17/01/2022
The transaction is estimated to reduce UOB’s CET1 ratio by 70 basis points to 12.8 percent, which is considered not material and “well within regulatory requirements”.
Capital / Liquidity
HKMA Issues Draft Guidance on Liquidity and Funding in Resolution
16/01/2022
The HKMA expects banks to be able to model liquidity and funding needs in a resolution scenario over various time horizons.
Big Picture
FRTB Will Turn Banks Away from Fund Investment Activity
13/01/2022
The FRTB treatment of equity investments in funds is “excessively conservative” and could prompt banks to reduce their activity in the sector, ultimately weakening the market.
Market Infrastructure
JSCC Launches New Clearing System for JGBs
12/01/2022
As part of the launch, the JSCC has introduced a new framework for netting settlements between cash/repo transactions and JGB futures.
Market Infrastructure
TSE Publishes Market Segment Selections by Listed Companies
12/01/2022
To prepare for the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s reorganisation in April, listed companies had to select their new market segments.
Market Infrastructure
CBIRC Issues New Guidelines on Managing Outsourcing Risk
10/01/2022
The guidelines emphasise the need for appropriate governance, differentiated controls based on the importance of outsourced functions, and awareness of concentration risk.
Securities / Derivatives
CSRC to Introduce Market Makers to Shanghai STAR Market
09/01/2022
Securities firms would be eligible to act as market-makers if they have net capital above CNY 10 billion and a classification rating of Class A or higher.
AML / KYC
DPRK Sanctions Evasion Not Being Captured by Regulation
07/01/2022
Gatekeeper professions play an important role in facilitating North Korean sanctions evasion, RUSI says in a new paper.
Market Infrastructure
HKEX to Launch Derivatives Holiday Trading by Easter
07/01/2022
All MSCI futures and options will be included as the first batch of Holiday Trading Products. A market readiness test will be held in late February 2022.
China to Tighten Rules on Online Marketing of Financial Products
06/01/2022
The requirements cover the accuracy of information disclosed and cooperative arrangements between FIs and internet platform companies.
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