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Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia

Manesh manages our research team and serves as editor, also contributing his own coverage of significant regulatory changes that impact banking, capital markets, asset management and financial services across Asia more generally. Manesh is a former trader and investment consultant with a degree in Finance and Banking. [email protected]

Posts By Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia

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CSRC Investigates SOE and Auditor Over Bond Default
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia December 3, 2020
SOE defaults could pave the way for increased transparency, faster resolutions and more predictable outcomes for investors in the long run.
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MAS Urges Underwriting Prudence as Credit Risks Rise
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia December 3, 2020
Banks should maintain prudent credit underwriting standards and continue to actively manage foreign currency risks, MAS says in its financial stability review.
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MAS Proposes to Make Data Privacy Offences Compoundable
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia December 3, 2020
MAS would be able to take tougher actions against breaches that do not meet the threshold of a criminal prosecution but call for stronger penalties.
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The Increasing Reliance on Data for Sanctioned Securities Screening
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia December 3, 2020
The onus often falls on FIs to uncover any links between sanctioned entities and potentially related securities, which can involve a significant data challenge.
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MAS Revises Anti-commingling Framework For Banks
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia December 2, 2020
MAS has prescribed a list of permissible non-financial businesses to ensure banks are not engaging in “high-risk non-financial business that do not bring strategic value to its core banking business”.
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Some USD LIBOR Settings May Continue Past End-2021
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia December 1, 2020
ICE Benchmark Administration intends to continue publishing some tenors of USD LIBOR until end-June 2023, which could allow time for most legacy contracts to mature.
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Singapore E-wallets to Gain Direct Access to FAST, PayNow
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia December 1, 2020
Consumers will be able to top-up their e-wallets directly through their bank accounts, rather than using a debit or credit card. Fund transfers between e-wallets will also be made possible.
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HKEX Proposes to Raise Profit Requirement for New IPOs
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia November 30, 2020
One option HKEX proposes is to raise the profit requirement for companies seeking to list in Hong Kong threefold, reflecting the growth of the Hang Seng Index since 1994.
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HKEX Announces Stock Connect Expansion Arrangements
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia November 30, 2020
Pre-revenue biotech companies listed on Hong Kong’s Main Board will be included from 27 December. SSE STAR Market stocks will be included in early 2021.
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Indonesia Prepares to Launch Sovereign Wealth Fund
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia November 29, 2020
Indonesia will need to pay particular attention to the governance of the new fund, as Malaysia's 1MDB scandal still looms large in the minds of global investors.