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
Enforcement
US SEC Charges Virtu For Not Protecting Confidential Customer Data
13/09/2023
Virtu describes the lawsuit as retaliation for the company’s public criticism of the SEC’s market structure rule proposals.
Crypto / Digital Assets
MUFG Tokenisation Platform Elevated to National Infrastructure in Japan
13/09/2023
Progmat Inc will be jointly owned by JPX and seven other companies including the major Japanese banks, and work to advance the development of the country’s digital asset market.
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.
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