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
AML / KYC
G7 Urges FSB to Swiftly Develop Regulations for Crypto
22/05/2022
FSB asked to “advance the swift development and implementation of consistent and comprehensive regulation of crypto-asset issuers and service providers”.
Securities / Derivatives
Risks Were Visible in EMIR Data Prior to Archegos Collapse: ESMA
19/05/2022
ESMA found that reported trade activity data could be used to track the evolution of Archegos’ positions in individual stocks and analyse the mark-to-market value of its portfolio of swaps.
Market Infrastructure
Japan FSA Proposes Revisions to Derivatives Reporting Rules
19/05/2022
The FSA is looking to implement the data requirements specified by CPMI-IOSCO’s CDE Technical Guidance “as much as possible”.
Big Picture
Regulation Needed for ‘Shadow’ Crypto Financial System: BIS
19/05/2022
As banks and asset managers increase exposure to crypto, substantial activity is still concentrated in lightly regulated crypto exchanges.
Market Infrastructure
Singapore Consults on Adjustment Spreads for Legacy SOR Contracts
19/05/2022
Declining liquidity in the SOR-SORA basis swap market is causing difficulties in pricing adjustment spreads used to covert legacy SOR contracts to SORA-based contracts.
ESG / Sustainability
Singapore Launches ESG Registry Under Project Greenprint
17/05/2022
STACS says the registry will provide financial institutions, corporates, and regulators access to quality ESG certifications and data.
Market Infrastructure
ASIC Consults on Final Derivatives Reporting Rules
17/05/2022
ASIC will implement the UTI and LEI requirements on 1 October 2023, and the UPI and CDE on 1 April 2024.
Big Picture
Bank Culture Regarded as Critical Governance Priority: Report
16/05/2022
Financial regulators are prioritising psychological safety, ‘speak up’ culture, and the ability to “predict and prevent” stakeholder harm, says a report from Starling.
AML / KYC
ISDA AGM Highlights Global Scrutiny of Crypto Sector
14/05/2022
Senior officials from the FSB, Basel Committee, US SEC, and CFTC spoke at ISDA’s AGM about the need for more regulation in the crypto sector.
Market Infrastructure
UK Unveils Legislative Agenda for Financial Services, Markets
12/05/2022
The agenda includes support for safe crypto adoption, stronger powers to tackle illicit finance, and better fraud protections for consumers.
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