Manesh Samtani
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
Fintech / Regtech
HKMA to Launch API Link from CCRA to CDI in Q4
01/09/2022
Banks are encouraged to access credit data in the CCRA database via the CDI, to help them automate credit approvals and enhance efficiency.
AML / KYC
AUSTRAC Orders AML Audit at The Perth Mint
31/08/2022
Earlier reports suggest the audit could be related to Perth Mint’s previous relationship with Euro Pacific Bank, which was forced to close in Puerto Rico earlier this year.
Enforcement
UK Regulators Conclude Six-Year Probe Into HBOS Execs
30/08/2022
No further action will be taken against former senior managers of HBOS, which collapsed in 2008 during the height of the 2008 global financial crisis.
Crypto / Digital Assets
MAS to Strengthen Retail Protections from Crypto Harms
30/08/2022
MAS managing director Ravi Menon described an approach to digital assets that allows Singapore to be both stringent in its regulation and facilitative of innovation.
Fintech / Regtech
Indonesia, Singapore Commence Work on QR Payment Link
29/08/2022
Bank Indonesia also launched the “international QRIS”, initially connecting to Thailand’s payment system, and have a retail CBDC in the works.
Market Infrastructure
US, Chinese Authorities Sign Audit Cooperation Deal
29/08/2022
PCAOB inspectors will be on the ground in Hong Kong by mid-September to conduct their inspections of auditors of US-listed Chinese firms.
ESG / Sustainability
RBA Calls on FIs to ‘Act Now’ to Address Climate Risk
25/08/2022
All insurers, banks and super fund trustees face liability risk if they do not disclose, address and manage the effects of climate change sufficiently.
AML / KYC
MAS Issues AML Guidance for External Asset Managers
25/08/2022
The guidance covers governance, risk assessment frameworks, customer due diligence, enhanced CDD, and suspicious transaction reporting.
ESG / Sustainability
BOT Outlines Plans to Promote Environmental Sustainability
24/08/2022
The plans include new guidelines for banks, new data platforms, a new taxonomy, and other capacity-building initiatives.
Market Infrastructure
ESMA Calls for Relaxation of BMR Third-country Regime
23/08/2022
The current regime could impair the competitiveness of EU investors and, more generally, the EU financial market when the transitional period expires.
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