Manesh Samtani
Manesh Samtani is Editor at Regulation Asia, where he leads the editorial and research teams from Hong Kong. His work examines how regulatory change and technology are reshaping banking and financial markets, with a particular focus on digital assets, financial crime and sanctions. Manesh is a former securities industry practitioner and holds a bachelor's degree in finance and banking. [email protected]
Articles by Manesh Samtani
Trading & Investment
IOSCO Sets Out Good Practices for Leveraged Loan, CLO Markets
04/06/2024
The report provides an analysis of LL and CLO markets and sets out 12 good practices to support decision-making in these markets.
Clearing & Post-Trade
HKSCC to Enhance Settlement Process for Dual Counter Securities
04/06/2024
HKSCC intends to eliminate the need for manual inter-counter transfers in CCASS during settlement of securities traded in multiple currencies.
Structural Regulation
MAS Issues Guidelines for New Derivatives Reporting Regime
03/06/2024
The guidelines focus on UTI generation and reporting, as well as re-reporting of contracts that haven’t yet matured when the new regime takes effect.
Tokenisation
Tokenisation Will Improve Correspondent Banking Model: BIS Paper
01/06/2024
The next generation of correspondent banking will make “previously closed corridors economically viable once again”.
Cybersecurity
Korea Launches “Bug Bounty” Reward Programme
01/06/2024
Any Korean national can apply to participate in detecting security vulnerabilities in financial industry software, mobile apps or websites.
Capital Adequacy
EU Adopts Final Basel III Rules, Confirms Jan 2025 Roll-Out
31/05/2024
Earlier this week, an ECB official said Basel III should be delayed in the EU if the US is too slow to adopt its own reform plan.
Reporting & Disclosures
China Issues Basic Framework for Sustainability Disclosures
28/05/2024
These Basic Standards are part of a national unified sustainability disclosure standards system that is expected to be established by 2030.
Capital Adequacy
Japan’s Norinchukin Bank to Raise $7.7b in Capital
22/05/2024
The bank needs to strengthen its capital base after interest rate increases went beyond expectations and caused significant unrealised losses on its foreign bond investments.
Trading & Investment
Implementing Singapore’s New OTC Derivatives Reporting Regime
20/05/2024
Broadridge’s Carl Hovland and David Farmery talk to Regulation Asia about the measures firms should consider as they implement new OTC derivatives reporting requirements in Singapore.
ESG Data
ICMA Proposes Draft Code for ESG Data Providers
17/05/2024
The draft Code of Conduct was prepared by an ICMA-led industry working group that was sponsored by Hong Kong’s SFC.
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