Manesh Samtani
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
Capital / Liquidity
Industry Welcomes Regulator Commitments to Prioritise Bondholders
24/03/2023
Regulators respond to Swiss decision to wipe out Credit Suisse bondholders by pledging to respect the bank rescue hierarchy in a crisis.
Crypto / Digital Assets
US SEC Warns Coinbase of Impending Enforcement Action
24/03/2023
Coinbase met with the SEC 30 times over 9 months and spent millions of dollars trying to help it create a registration path for crypto exchanges.
AML / KYC
South Korea Issues Another Set of DPRK Sanctions
22/03/2023
The sanctions were imposed in the absence of a working multilateral mechanism to respond to its North Korea’s latest ICBM launch.
Capital / Liquidity
Secretary Yellen Indicates Intent to Protect Smaller Banks
22/03/2023
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen suggested further action could be taken, if needed, to protect other institutions that suffer deposit runs.
Market Infrastructure
JBATA Finalises Fallback Methodology for TIBOR Contracts
21/03/2023
JBATA has finalised the fallback provisions for cash products referencing JPY TIBOR or Euroyen TIBOR. The changes will take effect on 1 April.
AML / KYC
Singapore: New Bill Introduced to Facilitate Introduction of COSMIC
21/03/2023
The Bill provides FIs statutory protection from civil liability in respect of their disclosure of risk information on to COSMIC for the purposes of mitigating ML, TF and PF risks.
Capital / Liquidity
Swiss Regulators Orchestrate UBS Takeover of Credit Suisse
20/03/2023
The deal gives Credit Suisse shareholders shares in UBS worth just 40 percent of what their CS shares were worth on Friday.
Capital / Liquidity
US Regulators, Banks Agree Rescue Deal for First Republic Bank
16/03/2023
Eleven banks will deposit $30bn into regional lender First Republic Bank, which has suffered credit downgrades and stock price declines in recent days.
Securities / Derivatives
MAS Publishes Findings from Inspections of VC Fund Managers
16/03/2023
Some VCFMs did not make requisite disclosures to investors, have formalised policies and procedures in certain areas, and maintain a positive level of base capital.
AML / KYC
FATF Publishes First Comprehensive Report on Ransomware
16/03/2023
The report says the payment and subsequent laundering of ransomware proceeds is “almost exclusively conducted through virtual assets”.
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