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
ESG / Sustainability
MAS Finalises Sustainable Finance Taxonomy After Four Consultations
04/12/2023
The Singapore-Asia Taxonomy now provides a framework to phase-out coal-fired power plants, which MAS says is critical in APAC.
ESG / Sustainability
IOSCO Proposes 21 Good Practices to Promote VCM Integrity
04/12/2023
The Good Practices cover regulatory frameworks, primary market issuance, secondary market trading, and use and disclosure of use of carbon credits.
Market Infrastructure
RBI, BOE Agree to Cooperate on CCIL Information Exchange
03/12/2023
The BOE recognises the “primacy” of the RBI in supervising India-based CCPs and agrees to rely on home country regulation and supervision.
Market Infrastructure
SGX Announces First Listings Under Shanghai ETF Link
03/12/2023
ETF listed on SGX will give investors exposure to high dividend paying Shanghai stocks. ETF listed on SSE will track Indian and Southeast Asian tech companies.
ESG / Sustainability
Version 2 of ASEAN Taxonomy Affirmed by Stakeholders
03/12/2023
The ASEAN Taxonomy Board said some feedback will be incorporated in the Version that will be effective in Q1 2023, and other improvements will be rolled out later.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Third Phase of CBDC Project “Helvetia” Gets Underway
01/12/2023
The pilot programme allows participating banks to settle digital bonds and repo transactions against wholesale CBDC on a DvP basis.
Enforcement
ASIC: Morningstar Pays Two ESG-related Infringement Notices
01/12/2023
Morningstar fund investors were exposed to weapons companies for “short periods of time” despite an ESG Policy that prohibited such exposures.
Fintech / Regtech
JPX to Distribute GenAI-based Stock Analysis to Investors
01/12/2023
JPXI will use AI technology from Israeli venture Bridgewise to deliver more information on TSE-listed companies to investors “than ever before”.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Cyber Security is a Key Risk for CBDCs: BIS Paper
01/12/2023
The report points to potential gaps in central banks’ internal capabilities and skills as a “key risk”.
Crypto / Digital Assets
More Foreign Banks Join China’s CBDC Pilot Initiative
30/11/2023
HSBC, Hang Seng Bank, Fubon Bank and Standard Chartered are participating in China’s CBDC pilot initiative.
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