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
AML / KYC
SWIFT Details Critical Factors for Effective Cyber Defence
12/04/2019
Asian banks must accept they are more susceptible as the initial target for fraudulent payments, as well as the receivers, with over 83 per cent of cases based in the region.
Market Infrastructure
MAS Proposes Payment Services Regulations for Consultation
11/04/2019
To effect the objectives of the Payment Services Act passed in January, MAS intends to prescribe new regulations for payment services licensees and significant payment systems.
Securities / Derivatives
Close-Out Netting Essential for Asia Derivatives Markets – ISDA
11/04/2019
Close-out netting is the single most effective tool for reducing credit risk between counterparties, says ISDA chief Scott O’Malia, highlighting the ambiguity over its treatment in key jurisdictions.
AML / KYC
MAS Renews Call for Use of Data Analytics in AML/CFT Programmes
09/04/2019
MAS has renewed calls for financial institutions to further develop their data analytics capabilities in the interest of improving the effectiveness of their AML/CFT programmes.
Big Picture
BigTechs Contribute to Efficiency – and Risk – in Financial Services
08/04/2019
A BIS working paper says BigTechs enhance competition, financial inclusion and efficiency in financial services, but they also concentrate market power and give rise to systemic risk.
Capital / Liquidity
Fitch Warns of Downgrade Amid RBNZ Bank Capital Review
08/04/2019
Fitch Ratings says its assessment of New Zealand’s largest banks could change if capital requirements become so onerous as to cause their Australian parents to divest.
Big Picture
Talking Disintermediation by DLT with DTCC’s Rob Palatnick
04/04/2019
Regulation Asia sat down with DTCC’s Rob Palatnick to discuss his views on how far DLT will go in disintermediating the financial industry.
Market Infrastructure
SWIFT Sees Growing ISO 20022 Adoption in Asia Pacific
03/04/2019
SWIFT has released a new report on the state of adoption of the ISO 20022 financial messaging standard among Asia Pacific securities market infrastructures.
Market Infrastructure
ESMA Urges Readiness for End-May EMIR Refit Adoption
01/04/2019
Counterparties should start collecting the data they will need in May to perform calculations to determine whether they are subject to the clearing obligation.
Market Infrastructure
TMA Consults on HONIA, Hong Kong’s Alternative Rate for HIBOR
01/04/2019
The Treasury Markets Association is proposing technical refinements to HONIA to enhance its robustness and representativeness as an alternative reference rate to HIBOR.
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