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
Structural Regulation
HKMA Confirms Plans to Simplify Three-Tier Banking System
06/08/2024
Deposit-taking companies will have a five-year transition period to meet a HK$100mn capital requirement, compared to HK$25mn.
Emerging Prudential Risks
South Korea’s Top Financial Regulator Gets New Chairman
05/08/2024
The FSC’s new chairman, Kim Byoung Hwan, has set out his key areas of focus to ensure financial market stability in Korea.
Trading & Investment
CFTC Revokes US Trading Permissions for TAIEX Futures
04/08/2024
TSMC’s heavy TAIEX weighting means the index no longer meets the definition of a broad-based security index.
Market Data & Technology
Stock Connect: 2nd Phase of Market Data Changes Set to Take Effect
03/08/2024
Investors participating in Stock Connect from Hong Kong will no longer be able to calculate net flows at the end of each trading day.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Montenegro Confirms Decision to Extradite Do Kwon to Korea
02/08/2024
The decision, which is legally binding, comes after 16 months of extradition proceedings involving competing requests from the US and South Korea.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
US DOJ Launches Whistleblower Awards Pilot Programme
02/08/2024
Whistleblower awards can be up to 30% of the first $100mn in assets forfeited and up to 5% of those between $100-500mn.
Data Privacy
China Proposes to Introduce National Cyberspace IDs
01/08/2024
Cyberspace IDs would minimise the collection of personal information by internet platforms, the MPS and CAC said.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Details Revealed on Chinese Scam Operated from Isle of Man
01/08/2024
The case is the first known where Chinese nationals operated a pig-butchering scam from a Western country to con victims in China.
Stablecoins
BIS Develops Prototype Monitoring Platform for Stablecoins
01/08/2024
The Pyxtrial platform provides near real time data about stablecoins’ balance sheets, enabling a more efficient and responsive monitoring process for supervisors.
Market Abuse
UK Supreme Court Agrees to Hear LIBOR Rigging Appeals
31/07/2024
Former traders Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo allowed to appeal convictions for interest rate rigging at the UK’s highest court.
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