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
Market Infrastructure
HKEX Reports on Business Progress in Quarterly Results
10/05/2019
Among the updates are plans to extend trading hours for derivatives products and introduce new interest rate derivatives. HKEX also reportedly plans to shorten IPO settlement to T+1.
Fintech / Regtech
HKMA Grants Four More Virtual Bank Licences
09/05/2019
Ant Financial, Tencent, ICBC Asia, HKEX, Xiaomi and Ping An are among the backers of the four licence recipients, bringing the total number of virtual banks in Hong Kong to eight.
Securities / Derivatives
HKMA Launches Green and Sustainable Banking Initiative
08/05/2019
The measures include the development of a common framework and methodology for banks to assess how ‘green’ they are, and requirements to meet supervisory targets in this regard.
Market Infrastructure
HKEX Pushes Forward Commodities Business in China
08/05/2019
HKEX is working with the Guangdong government to launch a pilot scheme for LME metals warehousing under the Greater Bay Area project.
Market Infrastructure
CFTC Chairman Seeks Formal Guidance on Phase 5 Initial Margin
06/05/2019
Chairman Giancarlo seeks regulatory guidance clarifying that entities with calculated initial margin amounts less than $50mn need not make preparations to exchange initial margin.
Fintech / Regtech
HKMA Urges ‘Data Ethics’ in FinTech Development
06/05/2019
The HKMA encourages authorised institutions to adopt the PCPD’s Ethical Accountability Framework in the development of fintech products and services.
Fintech / Regtech
Eight Firms Pass Initial Screening for GFIN Cross-Border Testing Pilot
30/04/2019
Eight out of 44 applicant firms have passed an initial screening by GFIN members, and will now develop testing plans for regulators to consider and approve.
Securities / Derivatives
Hong Kong Proposes Enhancements to OTC Derivatives Regime
29/04/2019
In a joint consultation, the HKMA and SFC propose to mandate the use of UTIs in OTC derivatives trade reporting, and to discontinue masking relief for all jurisdictions but China.
Big Picture
Closer Cooperation Key to Greater Bay Area Success – FTAHK
28/04/2019
There are significant opportunities for cross-border collaboration and integration across the Greater Bay Area, the FinTech Association of Hong Kong says in a new report.
Market Infrastructure
ISDA, FIA Respond to Singapore, Australia BMR Equivalence
19/04/2019
The associations say a preferred approach would be to recognise Singapore’s and Australia’s regimes as a whole rather than the current benchmark-by-benchmark approach.
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