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
Securities / Derivatives
APAC Firms Face Significant Hurdles in European Shift to T+1
04/12/2025
With the shift to T+1 set for October 2027, APAC firms face mounting operational challenges, especially in managing time zone differences and FX processes.
Securities / Derivatives
Domestic Investors Enhance Market Stability but Reduce Liquidity: HKMA
04/12/2025
New paper recommends a combination of policy measures to encourage domestic participation and targeted actions to alleviate the negative side effects on liquidity.
Market Infrastructure
IAIS Warns of Risks Facing Global Insurance Industry
04/12/2025
Report highlights insurer resilience but calls for enhanced supervision of growing private credit investments and AI adoption.
Market Infrastructure
Korea Advances 'Productive Finance' Initiative, Securing Pledges from FIs
03/12/2025
Regulators are driving a pivot from property-based lending to funding for strategic industries like AI and semiconductors.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Japan Backs Plan for 20% Crypto Tax, Aligning Rules With Securities
03/12/2025
The proposal would cut the maximum tax rate from 55% and reclassify digital assets as financial products under existing law.
Fintech / Regtech
Korea Tightens AML Framework to Target Crypto, Transnational Crime
03/12/2025
Regulator to expand crypto travel rule, freeze suspect accounts, and extend AML duties to lawyers and accountants in a broad crackdown.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Korean Lawmakers Push for Draft Stablecoin Law by 10 December
03/12/2025
The ruling party sets a deadline for the draft legislation, though regulators and lawmakers remain divided on whether to allow fintechs to issue tokens.
Securities / Derivatives
UK FCA Proposes Authorisation Regime for ESG Rating Providers
03/12/2025
The proposed regime will require overseas firms to secure UK authorisation and subject senior staff to accountability rules.
Fintech / Regtech
Australian Government Releases National Plan to Grow AI Industry
03/12/2025
The government will rely on existing legal frameworks and a new safety institute to manage risks, focusing on economic growth.
ESG / Sustainability
FSC Korea Proposes Harsher Penalties for Accounting Fraud
03/12/2025
New rules will increase fines based on the duration of misconduct and target unofficial company leaders who orchestrate fraud.
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