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
AML / KYC
GCFFC Estimates Human Trafficking Proceeds at $498b for 2024
28/04/2024
APAC has the most human trafficking victims compared to other regions, including in terms of forced criminality, forced marriages, and sexual exploitation.
Fintech / Regtech
Korea Reveals Details on Naked Short Selling Detection System
27/04/2024
Korea’s short-selling ban is unlikely to be lifted until after the new system is established, which is expected to take at least a year.
Capital / Liquidity
Revised BCBS Standards on Banking Supervision Take Effect
27/04/2024
BCBS will also publish new proposed guidelines for banks in the coming week on counterparty credit risk management.
Fintech / Regtech
CFTC AI Rules Should Focus on Use Cases, Not Technology: FIA
25/04/2024
FIA and other industry bodies say the focus should be on “the application of the technology within the context of a particular use case, not the technology as a whole”.
Fintech / Regtech
UK FCA Outlines Plans for Big Tech, Artificial Intelligence
24/04/2024
The FCA will work with Big Tech firms to examine the value their data can bring to retail financial markets, with a view to potentially incentivising more data sharing.
Big Picture
BIS Outlines Vision for Future Financial System, Called “Finternet”
23/04/2024
The “Finternet” would enable multiple financial ecosystems to interconnect with each other, like the internet, using technologies such as tokenisation and unified ledgers.
ESG / Sustainability
HKEX Adopts Phased Approach to New Climate Disclosure Rules
23/04/2024
All listed issuers will have to mandatorily disclose scope 1 and scope 2 emissions from 1 Jan 2025. Requirements drawn from the ISSB standards will be mandatory for large caps from 1 Jan 2026.
AML / KYC
HKMA Proposes Revisions to E-banking Risk Management Requirements
22/04/2024
HKMA’s revised SPM Module incorporates additional requirements on electronic banking security and expands the obligations to payment card transactions.
Market Infrastructure
CSRC Announces New Measures to Enhance Stock Connect
21/04/2024
The measures include relaxed ETF eligibility criteria, inclusion of REITs and RMB-denominated HK stocks, and more support for Mainland listings in HK.
Market Infrastructure
SFC, HKMA Find Deficient Practices in Investment Product Sales
19/04/2024
A thematic review highlighted issues with product due diligence methodologies and a lack of understanding of certain structured products.
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