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
Market Infrastructure
India Publishes New Data Protection Bill for Consultation
25/11/2022
The bill will ease India’s data localisation requirements, allowing data fiduciaries to transfer personal data to countries that are approved by the government.
Fintech / Regtech
ZA Bank, Wise Partner to Offer International Remittances
24/11/2022
ZA Bank will offer a “hassle-free service to users, without worrying about any foreign exchange markup, hidden charges and transfer progress.”
Market Infrastructure
UK FCA Publishes Consultation on Synthetic USD LIBOR
24/11/2022
The FCA proposes that the 1-, 3- and 6-month USD LIBOR settings will be published under a synthetic methodology until end September 2024.
Big Picture
ASIFMA Offers Recommendations for Korean Capital Markets
23/11/2022
ASIFMA offers three recommendations to further strengthen Korea’s capital markets and improve access for global institutional investors.
Fintech / Regtech
ASIC Releases API for Reportable Situations Submissions
23/11/2022
The API provides a machine-to-machine interface solution to submit notifications about reportable situations, removing the need to manually input information into ASIC’s form.
AML / KYC
UK Parliamentary Report Calls for Overhaul of Approach to Fraud
21/11/2022
The report says “failure to prevent fraud” should be introduced as a new corporate criminal offence, along with significant financial penalties.
Crypto / Digital Assets
FTX’s “Complete Failure” of Corporate Controls, Worse Than Enron
18/11/2022
Restructuring specialist John J Ray says FTX’s failure is the worst he has ever seen, citing control failures and the “complete absence” of trustworthy financial information.
AML / KYC
Medibank Customers Face Continued Threat of Data Leaks
17/11/2022
Medibank refused to pay a $10m ransom to hackers, who have since released information linking individuals to drug addiction, alcohol abuse, abortions and mental health treatment.
AML / KYC
Sanctions Based on UN Consensus Mechanisms are Declining
17/11/2022
New Refinitiv paper says one of the most significant trends observed in its analysis of sanctions data is a steep decline in the importance of the UN’s sanctions.
Market Infrastructure
ASX Pauses CHESS Replacement Project to Reassess Design
17/11/2022
ASX will write off about A$250mn in capitalised software, in response to an independent review by Accenture. ASIC and the RBA express disappointment.
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