Manesh Samtani
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
ESG / Sustainability
BCBS Consults on Climate Risk Disclosure Framework for Banks
30/11/2023
The BCBS proposes to provide a common disclosure baseline for climate-related financial risks across internationally active banks.
Big Picture
APG Report Calls for Stronger AML/CFT Response to Illegal Fishing
30/11/2023
Governments have “low levels of understanding” on the ML/TF risks posed by illegal fishing, leading to poor AML/CFT responses.
Crypto / Digital Assets
BIS Publishes Findings from CBDC Project to Address Privacy, Security
30/11/2023
The report says Project Tourbillon shows that it is feasible to implement payer anonymity and “quantum-safe blind signatures”.
Big Picture
Banks Struggling to Implement Operational Resilience Standards: BCBS
29/11/2023
The BCBS says full adoption of the Principles for Operational Resilience and revised Principles for the Sound Management of Operational Risk may take until at least 2025.
Fintech / Regtech
Only Two G-SIBs Are Fully Compliant with BCBS 239
29/11/2023
BCBS report suggests supervisors should consider more forceful measures to incentivise compliance with the principles for effective risk data aggregation and reporting.
ESG / Sustainability
Korea FSS Shares Climate Risk Supervision Expertise with Asian Counterparts
29/11/2023
ADB evaluated Korea’s climate risk management and supervision strategy and believes it should be introduced as a best practice in the region.
Crypto / Digital Assets
FSB Warns of Risks from Multi-function Crypto-Asset Intermediaries
29/11/2023
The FSB calls for cross-border cooperation and enhanced information sharing to help regulate and supervise multi-function crypto-asset intermediaries operating globally.
AML / KYC
Australian Banks Launch “New Offensive” Against Scams
24/11/2023
Priority initiatives to make banking safer include a new confirmation of payee system and expanded intelligence sharing.
AML / KYC
FATF, OECD Spotlight Vulnerabilities of Investment Migration Programmes
23/11/2023
The report proposes mitigation measures to address the risks and vulnerabilities associated with investment migration programmes.
Market Infrastructure
Australia Issues Seven-Year National Cyber Security Strategy
23/11/2023
Small businesses will be given cyber health checks, cyber law enforcement funding will increase, and mandatory reporting of ransomware attacks will be introduced.
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