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
Big Picture
ISDA Outlines Next Steps to Develop China Derivatives Markets
20/12/2021
China’s draft Futures and Derivatives Law will remove a major barrier to international participation in China’s derivatives markets, ISDA says.
Securities / Derivatives
HKEX Finalises Framework for SPAC Listings in Hong Kong
20/12/2021
The new framework takes effect on 1 January. A SPAC’s securities must be distributed to at least 20 institutional professional investors, down from 30 proposed during consultation.
Market Infrastructure
HKMA Sets Targets for Launch of New Credit Reference Platform
19/12/2021
The new platform will serve as an interface for credit providers and CRAs to share credit data, as Hong Kong prepares to introduce additional CRAs in the city.
AML / KYC
FCA Fines HSBC Over ‘Prolonged’ AML Deficiencies
19/12/2021
Three key parts of HSBC’s automated transaction monitoring systems showed “serious weaknesses” between March 2010 to March 2018.
Market Infrastructure
ISDA Publishes New Set of Fallbacks for IBOR Derivatives
17/12/2021
The new fallbacks cover IBORs in India (MIFOR), Malaysia (KLIBOR), New Zealand (BKBM), Norway (NIBOR), the Philippines (PHIREF) and Sweden (STIBOR).
Securities / Derivatives
Malaysia SC Revises SPAC Framework to Spur Listings
16/12/2021
The minimum amount of funds required to be raised by a SPAC through its IPO has been reduced by a third, among other changes.
AML / KYC
Hong Kong, Singapore Authorities Arrest 10 in Joint Operation
16/12/2021
Six senior executives of Hong Kong listed companies were among those arrested, for operating a cross-border pump-and-dump manipulation scheme.
Big Picture
ESG Data, Regulation and the APAC Fragmentation Challenge
16/12/2021
Panellists at Regulation Asia’s ESG Tech & Data event discussed the need for methodology transparency and better company reporting.
HKMA Raises Concerns Over Outside Mandates of Bank Directors
16/12/2021
Banks have to report all outside mandates held by each director and chief executive, and address any conflicts of interest and time commitment issues.
Market Infrastructure
Shanghai Bourse Set to Launch New Bond Trading System
15/12/2021
The new system – to be launched on Monday – adds a night trading session, uses RTGS settlement, and allows multilateral netting, the SSE says.
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