Manesh Samtani

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    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

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    China’s Real Estate Crisis Could Worsen, Warns IMF

    11/10/2023

    House price declines could cause the balance sheets of banks and households to worsen and amplify financial risk.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    FSB Considers Ways to Improve Bank Resolution Framework

    11/10/2023

    The FSB said its review of the Credit Suisse case validated the “appropriateness and feasibility” of the existing framework for resolving G-SIBs.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    NZ FMA Has Recommendations on Protecting Client Assets

    09/10/2023

    The FMA has proposed a review of the regulatory settings for custodians in New Zealand, including a possible licensing regime.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    ASX Pledges to Remediate Issues Identified in RBA Assessment

    09/10/2023

    The RBA said ASX has been operating at a “heightened level of overall risk level for an extended period” and this needs to be addressed “promptly”.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    UK’s Metro Bank Secures £925m Rescue Deal

    09/10/2023

    NatWest, Santander, Lloyds, JPMorgan and HSBC were among the lenders that considered bids for some of Metro Bank’s assets over the weekend.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    HK Wealth Firms See Regulatory Environment Improving

    09/10/2023

    More than 80% of PWMA member firms surveyed expect the new framework for sophisticated professional investors to bring a positive impact.

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    AML / KYC

    Korea Issues New Standards for Fraud Prevention, Loss Sharing

    08/10/2023

    19 banks have agreed to compensate customers for unauthorised transactions based on the sufficiency of their prevention efforts and the degree of customer negligence.

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    Enforcement

    US Court Orders Return of Ex-Goldman Banker Roger Ng to Malaysia

    07/10/2023

    Roger Ng already has to serve ten years in a US prison, but he will first be transported back to Malaysia to face other 1MDB-related charges and help in the 1MDB probe.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Forms Working Group to Develop ECL Framework for Banks

    06/10/2023

    The working group will help develop design principles for banks’ credit risk models and recommend an independent validation methodology.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Korea Announces New Disclosure Standards for ESG Funds

    06/10/2023

    The standards will become effective in December. A two-month “intensive review period” will then take place ahead of full implementation in February 2024.

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