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. [email protected]
Articles by Manesh Samtani
Securities / Derivatives
Japanese Brokers to Seek TSE Compensation for Trading Glitch
19/10/2018
Up to 40 brokerages face billions of yen in potential losses on over 100,000 retroactive trades they are duty-bound to make after trading was halted last week due to a connection failure.
Market Infrastructure
DLT Can Process Peak Equity Trading Volumes – DTCC
18/10/2018
The results of the study prove that distributed ledger technology’s performance can scale to meet the needs of markets of different sizes and maturity, says DTCC’s Murray Pozmanter.
Fintech / Regtech
RBI Issues Guidelines Enabling Interoperability Between Payment Systems
17/10/2018
E-wallet providers can use the state-backed UPI network to make their wallets interoperable with other payment platforms, which will in time include banks and card networks.
Big Picture
ISDA Publishes Updated Template for Close-Out Netting Legislation
17/10/2018
Jurisdictions are increasingly seeking guidance on implementing legislation to ensure the enforceability of close-out netting, the “single most important risk mitigation tool in derivatives markets”.
Capital / Liquidity
IFRS 9 Does Not Materially Affect APAC Banks’ Fundamentals – Moody’s
16/10/2018
Moody’s says problem loan coverage has improved for many APAC banks, offsetting overall declines in CET1 ratios as a result of IFRS 9.
Big Picture
E-wallet Operator Oversight to Benefit Singapore Financial Stability: Moody’s
16/10/2018
Coming into force next year, the Payment Services Bill will require e-wallet operators to ring-fence wallet funds from lending activities, a move Moody’s says will benefit banks.
Enforcement
SFC Ramps Up Enforcement Against Capital Market Abuse
12/10/2018
Life is about to get very uncomfortable for those who abuse Hong Kong’s capital markets, said the SFC’s Thomas Atkinson at the 2018 Refinitiv Pan Asian Regulatory Summit.
Fintech / Regtech
Fragmented Data Privacy Rules Impede Fintech Growth in Asia
11/10/2018
New ASIFMA whitepaper advocates regional harmonisation of data privacy rules to facilitate continued growth of fintech ecosystems in Asia.
AML / KYC
Technology, Multi-Agency Cooperation in Focus at HKMA
11/10/2018
At the Refinitiv Pan Asian Regulatory Summit, HKMA’s Carmen Chu discussed how technology and cooperation with authorities contributes to a safe and clean financial centre.
AML / KYC
MAS to Help Crypto Firms Access Banking Services – Report
11/10/2018
Ravi Menon told Bloomberg that MAS is trying to bring banks and crypto startups together to see if an understanding can be reached.
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