Manesh Samtani
Manesh Samtani is the Editor at Regulation Asia, where he leads the regional news desk from Hong Kong, directing coverage of critical regulatory developments impacting financial services across APAC. Manesh specialises in analysing how new rules and technologies are reshaping banking, capital markets, and the fight against financial crime, providing finance professionals, compliance leaders, and policymakers with the intelligence they need to navigate risk and understand the impact of regulatory change in the region. manesh@regulationasia.com
Articles by Manesh Samtani
Big Picture
Effective Governance, Regulation Can Mitigate Cyber Risk: Moody’s
25/10/2019
Regulators can help to mitigate the cyber threat by promoting contingency planning in banking and enabling information sharing among banks and regulators.
Market Infrastructure
Australia: Smaller Institutions, Buy Side Less Prepared for Libor Cessation
24/10/2019
Existing Libor-referencing contracts that don’t have robust fallback provisions in place will be tied up in very lengthy disputes, warned the RBA’s Christopher Kent at ISDA’s Australia Conference.
Enforcement
IPO Sponsors, Underwriters Are ‘Guardians of Market Quality’: SFC
22/10/2019
The SFC expects sponsors to conduct sufficient due diligence to properly understand and assess the companies seeking to be listed, and to ensure red flags are properly followed up.
Market Infrastructure
ISDA Publishes Final Results of IBOR Pre-Cessation Consultation
22/10/2019
The consultation did not yield a consensus among market participants regarding how to address pre-cessation issues related to a benchmark’s nonrepresentativeness.
Market Infrastructure
HKMA, Hong Kong Banks Pledge Leniency for SME Borrowers
17/10/2019
Nine major Hong Kong banks have pledged to help SME customers that encounter financial difficulties by adopting accommodative lending policies.
AML / KYC
Technology Offers New Means to Fight Financial Crime: MAS
17/10/2019
At the ICA’s 2nd Annual APAC Conference this week, MAS assistant managing director Loo Siew Yee talked about the new techniques being used to improve AML/CFT detection and risk mitigation.
Big Picture
FSB Highlights Market Fragmentation Issues in Letter to G20
15/10/2019
In a letter to the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, the FSB says the development of post-crisis reforms is “nearly complete”, but implementation progress remains uneven.
Big Picture
China, Indonesia Lead Emerging Markets in Sustainable Banking
14/10/2019
China and Indonesia have demonstrated pioneering policy actions and regulatory initiatives, resulting in changing practices at financial institutions, the Sustainable Banking Network says.
Market Infrastructure
BOJ Deputy Governor Calls for Collective Action on LIBOR Transition
13/10/2019
LIBOR’s permanent discontinuation will be one of the “most significant events in global financial history”, BOJ deputy governor Masayoshi Amamiya said at ASIFMA’s Annual Conference.
Securities / Derivatives
Stricter Foreign Investment Approvals Will Hurt Japan Markets
11/10/2019
A proposal to adjust the notification threshold for foreign investors in Japan is reportedly being called “idiotic” by JPX chief Akira Kiyota.
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