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
Clearing & Post-Trade
ISDA Urges Hong Kong to Widen Exemptions from Clearing Mandate
04/03/2026
Responding to an SFC-HKMA consultation, ISDA said it supports permanent calculation periods for clearing but urges the regulators to expand the scope of exemptions.
Anti-Money Laundering
BIS Paper Urges Consistent AML Rules for Cash, Crypto and CBDCs
04/03/2026
New BIS paper warns that inconsistent AML rules create arbitrage, pushing illicit funds to the least regulated payment methods.
Trading & Investment
ISDA, ASIFMA Raise Concerns With RBI's New Rupee Derivatives Rules
04/03/2026
The industry bodies have asked RBI for clarity on new reporting rules for offshore rupee derivatives, citing privacy and operational hurdles.
Trading & Investment
ISDA Sets Nov 2027 Implementation Date for New FX Derivatives Definitions
04/03/2026
New digital definitions for FX derivatives will replace the 1998 standard, forcing a mandatory, market-wide technology and documentation overhaul by November 2027.
CBDCs
BOJ Governor Details Multi-pronged Digital Currency Strategy
04/03/2026
Governor Kazuo Ueda outlined experiments on a retail CBDC, a wholesale settlement sandbox, and the international Project Agora for tokenised deposits.
Clearing & Post-Trade
European T+1 Shift to Create Pressures for APAC Firms
04/03/2026
New guide from Citi and The ValueExchange highlights operational, liquidity, and time-zone challenges for financial institutions in APAC.
Anti-Money Laundering
FATF Issues Targeted Report on Stablecoin and Unhosted Wallet Risks
04/03/2026
New report details rising misuse and recommends new controls for issuers, VASPs, and national regulators.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
IOSCO Targets AI Risks to Retail Investors With First TechSprint
04/03/2026
IOSCO is seeking tech solutions to help educate and protect retail investors from AI-enabled fraud and scams.
Resolution & Recovery
HKMA Embeds Resolution Readiness Into Bank Authorisation Criteria
04/03/2026
Updated guidelines for bank authorisation now explicitly link core liquidity and systems requirements to an institution's ability to be resolved orderly.
Structural Regulation
HKMA Tightens Compliance Rules for Non-banks Using 'Bank' Names
04/03/2026
Updated guidelines introduce stricter information requirements and mandatory advance notifications for any branding changes by non-bank entities.
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