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

    Capital / Liquidity

    HKMA Considers Regulating Mortgage Lending by Nonbanks

    01/06/2021

    Non-bank institutions such as finance companies and property developers have managed to circumvent the HKMA’s mortgage lending limits.

    Capital / Liquidity

    PBOC Tightens FX Market Liquidity to Curb Speculation

    01/06/2021

    The PBOC has raised the RRR for foreign currency deposits for the first time in 14 years and asked enterprise and FIs not to engage in FX speculation.

    Market Infrastructure

    MAS Issues Consultation Response on Credit Reporting Regulations

    01/06/2021

    Licensed credit bureaus will be required to establish a Code of Conduct and comply with requirements on technology risk management and cyber security.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Warns Banks to Prepare for Higher Provisioning

    31/05/2021

    Banks will need to closely monitor their asset quality in the coming quarters, the RBI said in its annual report.

    Securities / Derivatives

    MAS Raises Focus on Fund Liquidity Risk Practices

    31/05/2021

    MAS wants funds to increase the frequency of liquidity risk monitoring and to extend reporting of significant redemptions to non-retail funds.

    Securities / Derivatives

    CBIRC Finalises Rules on the Sale of Wealth Management Products

    30/05/2021

    The rules take effect from 27 June, with a new six-month transition period before full compliance is required.

    Market Infrastructure

    Japan to Require Disclosure of User Data Held Overseas

    29/05/2021

    Companies will reportedly also have to disclose how data management rules in foreign countries differ from those in Japan.

    Market Infrastructure

    LIBOR Transition in Cash Markets Remains Slow: ASIC

    28/05/2021

    Only 14 percent of post-cessation date loans have robust fallbacks in place, said ASIC’s Nathan Bourne at a Bloomberg-ICMA webinar.

    Market Infrastructure

    FIA Seeks Additional Clarity on China’s “Historic” Futures Law

    27/05/2021

    FIA is requesting additional clarity on settlement finality and proposing that the protections in the new futures law be further expanded.

    Enforcement

    SFC Fines Ewarton Securities Over Staff Trading Controls

    27/05/2021

    A lack of internal controls resulted in Ewarton’s failure to detect and prevent unauthorised or improper activities by a licensed representative.

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