Manesh Samtani

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    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

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    Securities / Derivatives

    How Super Funds Are Bolstering Trust in Their Valuations

    18/05/2023

    S&P Global’s Peter Alleston says trust in the superannuation industry relies on timely, transparent, accurate and reliable valuations, particularly for unlisted assets.

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    Big Picture

    BIS Paper Identifies Gaps in Regulatory Frameworks for Crypto

    18/05/2023

    The paper says authorities should consider regulations for utility tokens, governance tokens, DeFi actors, and crypto firms that resemble financial conglomerates.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    Fed Plans to Toughen Capital, Liquidity Rules for Banks

    18/05/2023

    Fed, FDIC and OCC officials as well as former executives from failed banks testified before lawmakers this week.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    SFC Chief Outlines Measures to Develop REITs Market

    17/05/2023

    REITs could be allowed under Stock Connect, structured in a corporate (rather than trust) form, and add a renminbi counter for trading.

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    Market Infrastructure

    MAS Issues “Close-to-Final” Derivatives Reporting Rule Updates

    16/05/2023

    MAS set October 2024 as the commencement date for its new OTC derivatives reporting rules, aligning with ASIC.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    Northbound Trading for Swap Connect Has Launched

    15/05/2023

    At the opening bell, 37 transactions worth about $273mn were executed involving participation from 16 foreign institutions.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    Supervisors Need More Guidance on Using Pillar 2 Tools

    15/05/2023

    Many prudential risks that arise from rising interest rates are “beyond the scope of Pillar 1” and are “more effectively addressed” through a robust Pillar 2 supervisory review process.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    FDIC to Charge Banks $16bn to Recover SVB, Signature Losses

    14/05/2023

    The FDIC proposes to require lenders with more than $50bn in assets to cover 95% of the losses associated with the SVB and Signature Bank failures.

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    AML / KYC

    Australia Budget Offers Funding for AML, Scams, Cyber

    10/05/2023

    Funding is provided to AUSTRAC, the Attorney-General’s Department, ASIC, the ACCC, and the launch of an SMS Sender ID Registry.

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    AML / KYC

    MAS to Consult on Scam Loss Sharing Framework in Q3

    09/05/2023

    Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said the framework will include obligations for telcos, not just FIs and consumers.

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