Manesh Samtani

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    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. manesh@regulationasia.com

    Articles by Manesh Samtani

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    FSB Assesses DeFi Vulnerabilities and How to Address Them

    17/02/2023

    The FSB will consider changes to its proposed crypto regulatory framework to account for DeFi-specific risks, and policy responses to address TradFI-DeFi interactions.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    US Listings of Chinese Companies Start to Resume

    15/02/2023

    Three Chinese companies have launched US IPOs so far this year, following a year-and-a-half stand-off between Chinese and US regulators.

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    Enforcement

    SEBI Confirms Adani Probe, DBS Explains Exposures

    14/02/2023

    SEBI enquiring into the Hindenburg allegations as well as market activity for regulatory violations. DBS has exposures to Adani Group worth S$1.3bn.

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    Sanctions

    UK Adds Russia Sanctions, EU Prepares Next Package

    14/02/2023

    The US will crack down on facilitators and third-country providers helping Russia evade sanctions, whether “wittingly or unwittingly”.

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    Big Picture

    BIS Chief Calls for Regulatory Framework for Big Techs in Finance

    11/02/2023

    Agustín Carstens says big techs involved in financial services are gaining systemic importance and may quickly become “too big to fail”.

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    AML / KYC

    HKMA Updates Guidance on Transaction Monitoring, Screening, Reporting

    10/02/2023

    A key objective of the update is to support greater use of technology to generate targeted alerts and more actionable intelligence, the HKMA said.

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    Sanctions

    OFAC Issues Exemptions to Facilitate Syria Earthquake Relief Efforts

    09/02/2023

    US sanctions in Syria will not stand in the way of life-saving efforts for the Syrian people, said deputy treasury secretary Wally Adeyemo.

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    Market Infrastructure

    RBI to Permit Borrowing and Lending of Government Bonds

    09/02/2023

    The RBI also decided to restore pre-pandemic market hours for G-secs and release new guidelines on climate risk and sustainable finance “in a phased manner”.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    UK Unveils Roadmap to Potential Digital Pound Issuance

    08/02/2023

    If issued, the digital pound would be subject to strict privacy standards. It would be intended for payments, non-interest-bearing, and subject to an initial cap on holdings.

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    Market Infrastructure

    South Korea to Start Opening Up Domestic FX Market

    08/02/2023

    In 2024, the interbank FX market will be opened to offshore financial firms that become certified as ‘registered foreign institutions’.

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