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
Securities / Derivatives
PBOC Allows Large Brokers to Take on More Debt
26/06/2019
Brokers will be allowed to issue more debt to maintain liquidity in the interbank market. But some say the liquidity crunch is a normal process to restore risk control and force out bad players.
Capital / Liquidity
Japan Opposes LCR for US Branches of Foreign Banks
26/06/2019
The BOJ, FSA and JBA say standardised liquidity requirements for US branches of foreign banking organisations will promote market fragmentation and create global risks.
Big Picture
Buy-Side to Provide Stability in Bond Market Stress: IOSCO
24/06/2019
Intermediaries and banks are less likely to provide liquidity during times of stress because of post-crisis changes in regulation and risk appetite.
AML / KYC
FATF Adopts Global AML/CTF Standards for Crypto Activity
24/06/2019
The FATF has established binding obligations for countries and virtual asset service providers to comply with AML/CTF standards to prevent the misuse of virtual assets.
Market Infrastructure
ASIFMA Standardises Underwriter Documentation for Hong Kong IPOs
24/06/2019
The initiative will promote efficiency and reduce costs and legal risks by offering standardised forms for agreements among underwriters and between underwriting syndicates.
Market Infrastructure
Culture is Being Approached from the ‘Wrong Angle’
20/06/2019
The risk culture expert ASIC engaged to observe bank boardrooms says the approach of judging culture moralistically needs to shift to a more proactive approach that assesses risk.
Fintech / Regtech
HSBC Scraps Fees Ahead of Virtual Bank Launches
20/06/2019
HSBC will remove below-balance, counter transaction and annual fees for most personal savings accounts as it braces for incoming competition from newly approved virtual banks.
Securities / Derivatives
Complex Group Arrangements Compound Margin Financing Risks: SFC
19/06/2019
Deputy chief Julia Leung says the SFC is concerned that brokers are using complex trading arrangements to circumvent regulatory oversight, among other supervisory priorities.
Market Infrastructure
ISDA Calls for Consistency in Implementation of Margin Rules
18/06/2019
In order to maximise efficiency, minimise risk and reduce market fragmentation, national regulators must strive for harmonised margin requirements across the globe, ISDA says.
AML / KYC
HK Banks Asked to Enhance Customer Interface of Account Opening
18/06/2019
The HKMA has published the findings of its mystery shopper programme, which set out to assess customer interface aspects of bank account opening for SMEs and ethnic minorities.
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