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
Securities / Derivatives
Complex Group Arrangements Compound Margin Financing Risks: SFC
19/06/2019
Deputy chief Julia Leung says the SFC is concerned that brokers are using complex trading arrangements to circumvent regulatory oversight, among other supervisory priorities.
Market Infrastructure
ISDA Calls for Consistency in Implementation of Margin Rules
18/06/2019
In order to maximise efficiency, minimise risk and reduce market fragmentation, national regulators must strive for harmonised margin requirements across the globe, ISDA says.
AML / KYC
HK Banks Asked to Enhance Customer Interface of Account Opening
18/06/2019
The HKMA has published the findings of its mystery shopper programme, which set out to assess customer interface aspects of bank account opening for SMEs and ethnic minorities.
Market Infrastructure
SFTR: An Opportunity to Upgrade, Automate
17/06/2019
DTCC’s Val Wotton and Oliver Williams explain the challenges SFTR presents in Asia, and how firms can best prepare in the lead-up to implementation starting in April 2020.
Big Picture
DLT Can Enhance Settlement Systems, But Not Replace Them
14/06/2019
A new paper from Greenwich Associates says DLT cannot replace settlement infrastructure entirely without imposing the very costs it was designed to reduce.
Market Infrastructure
China Issues Draft Rules on Cross-border Data Flows
14/06/2019
It is difficult to see how prior regulatory approval of every transfer of personal data from China is workable, says Hogan Lovells partner Mark Parsons.
Securities / Derivatives
Singapore Bourse Pushes into Foreign Exchange Market
12/06/2019
SGX wants to reduce its reliance on equity index derivatives by aggressively pushing into the FX markets over the next five years.
Market Infrastructure
SFC Directs Prime Brokers on Regulatory Obligations
11/06/2019
If prime services are carried out in Hong Kong, prime brokers are expected to comply with Hong Kong rules and regulations regardless of where the risk positions are booked.
Fintech / Regtech
FSB: Decentralisation Could Benefit Financial Stability
08/06/2019
While decentralised financial technologies do pose risks, they may increase competition and diversity in the financial system and reduce existing entities’ systemic importance.
AML / KYC
MAS Consults on AML/CFT Notices for Payment Services
07/06/2019
The first Notice covers account issuance, money transfers and money changing services. The second Notice sets out a separate framework for digital payment tokens.
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