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
Korea on Track to Launch New ‘Value-Up Index’ Next Month
14/08/2024
New FSC Chairman Kim Byoung-hwan said the new index will launch “without a hitch” in September and related ETFs in Q4 this year.
Capital / Liquidity
HKMA Proposes Revisions to Guidance on Fair Value Practices
14/08/2024
The HKMA said the guidance is “especially important for positions without quoted prices in active markets or observable inputs to valuation, as well as less liquid positions.”
Market Infrastructure
PBOC to Increase Bond Trading in Open Market Operations
13/08/2024
The PBOC and CSRC are trying to deter regulated firms from investing in long-dated treasury bonds to cool a bond market rally and put a floor under yields.
Fintech / Regtech
Australia Outlines Plan for Revamp of Consumer Data Right
13/08/2024
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones said the CDR currently costs too much to implement, which has resulted in little takeup.
AML / KYC
US Fed Imposes Conditions on Customers Bank for AML Deficiencies
12/08/2024
The Fed cited risk management deficiencies relating to an instant payments platform used to enable crypto firms to make around-the-clock US dollar payments.
AML / KYC
Australia AGD Will ‘Shortly’ Publish Anti-Foreign Bribery Guidance
11/08/2024
The guidance will help firms prepare for reforms that introduce ‘failure to prevent foreign bribery’ a new corporate offence from 8 September.
Market Infrastructure
UN Committee Approves Global Cybercrime Treaty Despite Opposition
10/08/2024
The UN Convention against Cybercrime still needs to be ratified by at least 40 nations at the General Assembly in the fall.
Securities / Derivatives
Korean Securities Firms Under Fire Over US Trade Cancellations
09/08/2024
A malfunction at Blue Ocean ATS, which provides connectivity to the US after-hours market, caused $457mn in trade cancellations for Korean investors.
Securities / Derivatives
CSRC Directs Asset Managers to Cap Bond Fund Duration
09/08/2024
The CSRC has also slowed down approvals of new bond funds, while the PBOC has asked rural banks to limit their bond investments.
Crypto / Digital Assets
US Court Orders Ripple to Pay $125m for Securities Law Violations
08/08/2024
The order ends years-long litigation brought by the US SEC in December 2020. CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the ruling is a “victory”.
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