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
AML / KYC
APG Releases Mutual Evaluation Report for Nepal
12/09/2023
Nepal’s AML/CFT regime has undergone significant reform since its 2011 mutual evaluation, however further legislative amendments are needed.
Crypto / Digital Assets
G20 Endorses Crypto Regulatory Roadmap, India Unlikely to Impose Ban
12/09/2023
The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors will meet again next month to take the IMF-FSB crypto regulatory roadmap forward.
Market Infrastructure
New Study Explores Feasibility of AXI, FXI Indices for Japan
11/09/2023
The study assessed the feasibility of Japanese versions of the FXI and AXI indices, concluding that they can coexist with TONA and TORF.
Crypto / Digital Assets
CFTC Commissioner Urges Creation of Crypto Regulatory Sandbox
10/09/2023
CFTC commissioner Caroline Pham said creating a pilot programme will enable the safe exploration of innovations involving crypto, digital assets, and tokenisation.
Crypto / Digital Assets
DeFi Unlikely to Be Used for Real-world Assets: BIS Paper
10/09/2023
BIS paper examines the problems associated with oracles, which collect and disseminate data for use in DeFi smart contracts.
Crypto / Digital Assets
UK FCA Issues Guidance on New Crypto Advertising Rules
10/09/2023
The FCA is “concerned” about crypto firms that have not engaged with it on the new advertising rules, which come into force next month.
Crypto / Digital Assets
IOSCO Proposes Global Approach to Address DeFi Risks
08/09/2023
The recommendations are predicated on the need to identify “responsible persons”, regardless of the operating model of the DeFi arrangement.
Crypto / Digital Assets
FSB, IMF Publish Global Regulatory Roadmap for Crypto
08/09/2023
The joint report says comprehensive regulatory and supervisory oversight of crypto-assets should be a baseline to address macroeconomic and financial stability risks.
Enforcement
FSS Korea Calls on Foreign Firms to Tighten Short Selling Controls
08/09/2023
FSS deputy governor Kim Jung-tae asked compliance officers from 23 foreign securities firms to help eradicate naked short selling from the market.
Sanctions
FCA Unveils Findings from Sanctions System Testing in Financial Sector
07/09/2023
The FCA used a “new analytics-based tool” developed in-house that tests how effective firms are at identifying sanctioned individuals and entities.
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