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
ESG / Sustainability
Australia & New Zealand to Align Sustainable Finance Taxonomies
30/07/2024
Australia and New Zealand agreed to align sustainable finance taxonomy policy “where appropriate” and to engage on transition planning and investment product labelling.
AML / KYC
China Issues Legal Guidelines for Combatting Asia’s ‘Fraud Parks’
30/07/2024
The guidelines identify four key areas where punishment shall be imposed to combat large-scale industrial fraud parks in Southeast Asia.
Capital / Liquidity
Korea Intensifies Efforts to Clean Up Real Estate PF Market
30/07/2024
The FSS has conducted on-site inspections at non-bank FIs and set a February 2025 timeline for when distressed real estate PF projects should be resolved.
Market Infrastructure
ECB Concludes First Cyber Resilience Stress Test for Banks
29/07/2024
The ECB said the results will help raise awareness about existing cyber risks and “the need for investment to further enhance cyber resilience”.
Sanctions
RUSI Publishes Findings from 1st Meeting of New Sanctions Taskforce
29/07/2024
The taskforce participants identified several deficiencies that undermine the effectiveness of UK sanctions and “require government attention”.
Securities / Derivatives
Korea: Reforms Boost Appeal of Government Bond Market
28/07/2024
Research by ICMA and Bloomberg found increasing interest by international investors in the KTB market due to recent reforms.
Securities / Derivatives
PBOC, SAFE Simplify Requirements Under QFII, RQFII Regime
27/07/2024
QFII and RQFII registration, FX management, and account management requirements have been simplified to ease access for foreign investors.
Capital / Liquidity
EU Adopts Delegated Act to Postpone FRTB Implementation
26/07/2024
FRTB will be postponed in the EU to “preserve the global level playing field” for internationally active European banks in respect of their trading activities.
Capital / Liquidity
APRA Revises Liquidity Requirements for Smaller Banks
24/07/2024
Mutual banks and credit unions will have to value liquid assets on a mark-to-market basis, taking into account unrealised losses.
Fintech / Regtech
HKMA Publishes RegTech Bulletin on Best Execution Services
24/07/2024
The bulletin says best execution services can be particularly helpful for exotic instruments, which often don’t have sufficient pricing information.
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