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. [email protected]
Articles by Manesh Samtani
Operational Risk
FCA, BOE Set Out Priority Areas for LIBOR Transition
30/03/2021
Supervisory tools may be used to address insufficient progress and poor risk management or governance.
Structural Regulation
FMSB Issues Draft Standard on ‘Appropriate’ Use of Term SONIA
28/03/2021
The main use cases where a robust rationale may be identified for using Term SONIA in lending products include trade finance, working capital, and Islamic finance products.
Structural Regulation
HKMA Releases Banks from 30 June LIBOR Transition Milestone
26/03/2021
International banks say prematurely restricting the issuance of LIBOR-linked contracts may result in fragmented markets.
Operational Risk
Continued LIBOR Use Presents ‘Safety and Soundness’ Risks
25/03/2021
ARRC will not be able to recommend a forward-looking SOFR term rate by mid-2021. New York has approved legislation to facilitate transition for tough legacy contracts.
CBDCs
Project Aurum: HKMA to Explore General Purpose CBDC
25/03/2021
Project Aurum will explore the benefits and challenges of different architectures for the distribution of a general purpose CBDC.
Anti-Money Laundering
First North Korean Set to Face US Money Laundering Charges
24/03/2021
Extradited to the US two years after his arrest in Malaysia, the North Korean national will face charges for money laundering, evading sanctions, and defrauding banks.
Climate Risk
Climate Risk & Regulation: A Race to the Top
23/03/2021
Bill Coen, Chair of the IFRS Advisory Council and former BCBS Secretary General, speaks to Regulation Asia about initiatives underway to mitigate climate-related risk in the banking sector.
Climate Risk
Climate Change Will Threaten Financial Stability: PBOC
22/03/2021
Climate change could impact monetary policy, credit risk, market risk and liquidity risk, and undermine the stability of the entire financial system, PBOC governor Yi Gang said.
Trading & Investment
HKMC Signs Infrastructure Financing MoUs with Five Banks
22/03/2021
The partner banks will identify infrastructure-related loan assets for the HKMC’s Infrastructure Financing and Securitisation business.
Liquidity Risk
Myanmar Military Threatens to Confiscate Bank Assets
19/03/2021
Commercial banks have been ordered to resume full operations, or else transfer deposit accounts to state- or military-owned banks.
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