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
Crypto / Digital Assets
CPMI Assesses Benefits of Stablecoins in Cross-border Payments
05/11/2023
CPMI says stablecoins would not necessarily have a positive impact on cross-border payments even if they were properly designed and regulated.
Crypto / Digital Assets
SFC Issues Rules for Tokenised Securities and Investment Products
03/11/2023
Tokenised securities have to meet the same requirements as traditional securities. Primary dealing of tokenised investment products will be allowed.
Capital / Liquidity
FSC Korea Approves Rule Changes to Boost Bank Loss Absorbing Capacity
03/11/2023
Regulators will be able to check whether loss forecasting models are appropriately calculating provisions, and to order banks to set aside additional reserves.
Crypto / Digital Assets
BIS Innovation Hub Releases Update Report for Project mBridge
01/11/2023
The update reveals a list of 25 observing members, and that the mBridge platform offers APIs based on ISO 20022 and uses LEIs for participant identification.
Fintech / Regtech
SFC Consults on New Regulatory Requirements for Securities Registrars
31/10/2023
General principles on outsourcing, systems integrity and security, and disclosure obligations are being added to the code of conduct.
Enforcement
Korea FSS to Probe Illegal Short-selling by Foreign Investment Banks
31/10/2023
A special team will launch next week to investigate whether more global investment banks engaged in illegal short-selling, and whether local securities firms helped them.
Crypto / Digital Assets
ANNA Issues First Set of ISINs for Crypto Assets
31/10/2023
Crypto assets with a registered DTI can now also be issued an ISIN. Currently, there are already 108 ISIN–DTI pairs.
Crypto / Digital Assets
HKMA Unveils Findings from 1st Phase of e-HKD Pilot
30/10/2023
Another pilot will take place next year, potentially exploring corporate payments, cross-border payments, and blockchain interoperability.
AML / KYC
FATF Adds Bulgaria to Grey List, Removes Four Others
30/10/2023
The FATF also agreed to revise its asset recovery and NPO-related recommendations, besides publishing three new reports.
Securities / Derivatives
HKEX to Allow Listed Issuers to Hold Treasury Shares
29/10/2023
Hong Kong listed companies will be allowed to buy back, hold and resell their shares, subject to the laws where they are incorporated.
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