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. manesh@regulationasia.com
Articles by Manesh Samtani
Capital / Liquidity
HKMA Consults on New Capital Add-on for Interest Rate Risk
23/03/2026
The new rules introduce a two-tiered supervisory approach, including a mandatory capital add-on for authorised institutions exceeding a 15 percent threshold.
Sanctions
EU Study Calls for New Global Rules to Address Organised Crime Groups
23/03/2026
European Parliament report urges the FATF to tackle illicit finance from state-linked criminal groups, highlighting gaps in international law.
AML / KYC
Global Raid Shuts 373,000 Dark Web Sites Run From China
23/03/2026
Chinese national allegedly ran a network offering fraudulent cybercrime services and taking payments in Bitcoin, prompting a 23-country crackdown.
Securities / Derivatives
US Senators Urge SEC to Scrutinise Chinese Firms' Use of VIEs
23/03/2026
Lawmakers highlights national security and investor protection risks from opaque corporate structures used by Chinese companies to access US capital markets.
Market Infrastructure
Geopolitical Rifts Create Asymmetric Risks for Cross-border Banking: BIS
23/03/2026
New BIS paper says negative geopolitical events disproportionately hit cross-border credit, while positive events fail to provide a similar boost.
Securities / Derivatives
China's Trust Sector Move Away from 'Shadow Banking' Assets
23/03/2026
Regulatory reforms are forcing China's trust industry away from shadow banking, with standardised assets now dominating portfolios even as firm profitability comes under pressure.
Securities / Derivatives
HKEX Advancing Plans to Develop Fixed Income, FX, Commodities Markets
23/03/2026
HKEX's Gregory Yu outlines roadmap to develop Hong Kong's fixed income market, including plans for China bond futures and a push to attract more retail investors.
Securities / Derivatives
SGX to Take 'Nuanced Approach" to Event Contracts, Tokenised Stocks
22/03/2026
SGX's Bill Gulya discusses plans to launch regional government bond futures, while taking a measured, regulator-led approach to tokenisation and prediction markets.
Securities / Derivatives
Hong Kong Pitches Deeper Financial Integration in Beijing Meetings
20/03/2026
The visit focused on aligning with the 15th Five-Year Plan, reinforcing Hong Kong's "safe harbour" status and promoting new AI initiatives.
Securities / Derivatives
South Korea to Bolster Defences Against Mounting External Risks
20/03/2026
Korean authorities will conduct stress tests across the financial sector and prepare an expanded KRW 100 trillion market stabilisation programme.
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