Manesh Samtani

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    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

    ESG / Sustainability

    MAS Calls on Investors to Engage with Listed Companies

    11/10/2022

    Asset managers and retail investors are encouraged to more actively engage with their investee companies and participate in setting their strategic direction.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    OECD Releases Tax Transparency Framework for Crypto

    11/10/2022

    Indirect investments in crypto assets via derivatives and investment vehicles, as well as CBDCs, will be covered by CRS, rather than CARF.

    ESG / Sustainability

    Risk Monitoring Needed for Non-Climate ESG Risks: FSA

    09/10/2022

    Risk practitioners should establish risk monitoring systems that cover sustainability themes beyond climate change, said the FSA’s Satoshi Ikeda.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Industry Says BCBS Cryptoasset Treatment is Prohibitive for Banks

    08/10/2022

    The cap on banks’ exposures to cryptoassets should be raised from 1% to 5% of tier 1 capital, and based on net rather than gross exposures. The infrastructure risk add-on should be scrapped.

    AML / KYC

    Singapore Passes Amendments to Accountants Act

    06/10/2022

    ACRA is empowered to conduct inspections on accounting entities, compel them to remediate lapses identified, and impose sanctions when necessary.

    ESG / Sustainability

    ISSB Adoption in Hong Kong Will Have Global Significance: SFC

    06/10/2022

    The SFC is working with HKEX to develop a regulatory framework for listed company climate-related disclosures “based on the ISSB standards”.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    European Council Approves Final MiCA Legislation

    06/10/2022

    The next step before MiCA is formally adopted is for the European Parliament to vote on the proposal on Monday.

    Market Infrastructure

    New Regulatory Regime for Hong Kong Auditors Takes Effect

    04/10/2022

    The AFRC can subject auditors who commit misconduct to penalties up to HKD 10 million, or three times profit gained, whichever is higher.

    ESG / Sustainability

    BSP Issues Guidance for Banks on E&S Risk Management

    04/10/2022

    Banks must develop ESRM systems that assess environmental and social risks arising from their operations, products, services, transactions, activities, and operating environment.

    Capital / Liquidity

    US Regulators Call for New Laws for Crypto, Stablecoins

    04/10/2022

    FSOC report calls for legislation to establish stablecoin regulation, supervisory authority over crypto asset entities, and rulemaking authority over crypto-asset spot markets.

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