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
Trading & Investment
CSRC Announces Launch of Guangzhou Futures Exchange
21/04/2021
The GFEX will develop carbon futures, and also explore electricity futures, climate-related products, commodities index futures and other “green-linked” commodities.
Credit Risk
HKMA Issues Guidance on Govt Guaranteed Personal Loans
20/04/2021
Lenders should not take any actions which tighten credit to borrowers on knowledge of their application for PLGS loans.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
FMSB Offers Guidance on Transitioning LIBOR Back Book
20/04/2021
The Spotlight Review examines back book transition complexities through practical case studies and sets out key considerations for managing the associated risks.
Trading & Investment
Japan Sets End Date for New JPY LIBOR Interest Rate Swaps
20/04/2021
New interest rate swaps referencing JPY LIBOR and maturing after the end of 2021 should cease by end-September 2021.
Anti-Money Laundering
PBOC Finalises New AML Regulations for Financial Institutions
20/04/2021
The new regulations take effect from 1 August 2021 and are applicable to non-bank financial institutions, overseas bank branches and holding subsidiaries.
Trading & Investment
Korea Set to Expand Securities Lending to Retail Investors
20/04/2021
Seventeen securities firms will begin to provide stock lending services worth an estimated KRW 2.4 trillion to retail investors from 3 May.
PEPs & Sanctions
US Sanctions Russia Over Election Interference, Cyber Attack
16/04/2021
US banks will be barred from purchasing rouble-denominated sovereign bonds in the primary market starting from 14 June.
Trading & Investment
LSTA Offers Guidance on Credit Sensitive Rates to Replace LIBOR
15/04/2021
The advisory provides sample language to facilitate the use of credit sensitive rates in hardwired fallback language in new and amended loan documentation.
Anti-Money Laundering
MAS Penalises Bank J. Safra Sarasin for SoW/SoF Failures
14/04/2021
The bank failed to establish the source of wealth and source of funds of customers and beneficial owners of higher-risk customers, MAS said.
KYC & CDD
Digital ID Perceived As Beneficial in Combatting Financial Crime
14/04/2021
Digital IDs are perceived as beneficial for the fight against financial crime, an ACAMS-RUSI survey finds. However they may also present risks.
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