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
FSC Korea to Amend Stock Market Listing and Delisting Rules
28/01/2025
The reforms are aimed at improving the quality of listed companies, and ensuring underperforming companies are removed more quickly.
China Takes Steps Towards State Rescue of Ailing Developer
28/01/2025
Two executives of China Vanke have stepped down. Several others are being brought in from other state-owned firms.
Securities / Derivatives
China Invites Foreign FIs to Test New Financial Products in FTZs
28/01/2025
Approvals to establish banking, insurance, securities, futures, or fund management subsidiaries in the FTZs will take a maximum 120 days.
Capital / Liquidity
HKMA Finalises Policy Manual on How Pillar 2 Capital is Determined
27/01/2025
The HKMA will consider whether banks have taken into account material climate-related financial risks when determining Pillar 2 capital requirements.
China to Impose New Salary Cap at State-owned FIs – Report
27/01/2025
A CNY 1 million cap on annual income will be introduced at 27 state-owned financial companies, including the big five banks and the top six insurance companies.
Crypto / Digital Assets
US to Form Presidential Working Group on Digital Assets
26/01/2025
The SEC also officially rescinded Staff Accounting Bulletin No 121, which made it more costly for firms to keep custody of digital assets on behalf of others.
Market Infrastructure
PBOC Issues New Draft Rules on Cyber Incident Reporting
25/01/2025
The draft provides a standardised framework for the classification of cybersecurity incidents and more clearly defines reporting requirements during different stages of an incident
Crypto / Digital Assets
FSB Publishes Work Programme for the Year Ahead
25/01/2025
The work programme highlights digitalisation, climate change, and the shifting macroeconomic environment as key priorities
Securities / Derivatives
SFC Expands Listed Structured Fund Offerings in Hong Kong
24/01/2025
The SFC will allow product issuers to offer single-stock leveraged and inverse products and defined outcome-listed structured funds
Market Infrastructure
JSCC’s Transition to VaR Margin Models Has Improved Efficiency: JPX
24/01/2025
The transition from SPAN to JSCC-VaR has improved risk management and margin efficiency for listed derivatives, but further refinements are needed.
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