Manesh Samtani
Manesh manages the news desk and serves as an editor at Regulation Asia. He covers regulatory changes across Asia Pacific that impact banking, capital markets, asset management, and financial services more generally. Manesh is a former trader and investment consultant with a degree in Finance and Banking. manesh@regulationasia.com
Articles by Manesh Samtani
Securities / Derivatives
Hong Kong Connectivity With Mainland Set to Increase
25/11/2024
China Vice-Premier He Lifeng, CSRC Chairman Wu Qing and HKMA Chief Eddie Yue discussed new initiatives at the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit.
Securities / Derivatives
IOSCO Proposes Measures to Tackle Pre-Hedging Risks
23/11/2024
IOSCO proposes recommendations to guide regulators in determining acceptable pre-hedging practices and managing the associated conduct risks effectively.
Big Picture
Compensation Must Be Aligned with Prudent Risk-Taking: FSB
22/11/2024
New FSB report identifies legal and regulatory challenges associated with the use of compensation tools to promote prudent risk taking.
Capital / Liquidity
HKMA Shares Good Practices to Support Basel III Implementation
22/11/2024
The HKMA encourages banks to maintain their momentum as the 1 January 2025 implementation date for certain aspects of Basel III approaches.
Sanctions
EU, UK Target Iran Shipping, Aviation With New Sanctions
20/11/2024
The sanctions aim to curb Iran’s ability to facilitate drone, missile, and military technology transfers to aid Russia in its war in Ukraine.
Fintech / Regtech
BIS Launches GenAI Project to Improve ‘Inflation Nowcasting’
20/11/2024
Project Spectrum will use GenAI to automatically categorise billions of individual product descriptions and price observations to improve inflation nowcasting.
Securities / Derivatives
CSRC Issues New Market Value Management Guidelines
20/11/2024
The guidelines require companies trading below their net asset value for 12 months to formulate and disclose a valuation improvement plan.
Market Infrastructure
ESMA Proposes 11 October 2027 for Migration to T+1 Settlement
19/11/2024
ESMA says 11 October 2027 is the optimal date for the transition, and that it must be coordinated with other jurisdictions in Europe.
Big Picture
FSB Urges Jurisdictions to Advance Bank Resolution Planning Efforts
18/11/2024
The 2023 bank failures underscored that “any financial institution” could be systemically significant or critical if it fails.
ESG / Sustainability
IAASB Releases Final Sustainability Assurance Standard, ISSA 5000
14/11/2024
IOSCO declared its support for ISSA 5000. IAASB Chair Tom Seidenstein called on policymakers and practitioners to start adopting the standard.
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