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
Cybersecurity
Korea to Conduct Cybersecurity Exercise for Non-bank Financial Firms
25/10/2024
A blinded cybersecurity exercise using white-hat hackers will be conducted to test the response capabilities of securities, insurance, and card companies.
Structural Regulation
SFC Extends Parallel Run Period for New e-IP Platform
25/10/2024
The SFC said the extension is to facilitate user experience enhancements on the new application and submission system for investment products.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
CSRC Punishes Firms Over Investment Banking Internal Controls
24/10/2024
The CSRC suspended the bond underwriting businesses of two securities firms for 6 months, and imposed administrative measures on a further 11 firms and 43 individuals.
Market Abuse
Japan: TSE Official & Judge Under Separate Insider Trading Probes
24/10/2024
A TSE official leaked information to his relative multiple times. The judge engaged in insider trading while on temporary assignment at the FSA.
Cloud & Infrastructure
HKMA Launches Developer Platform for IADS Initiative
24/10/2024
The platform provides test data and simulated APIs to facilitate collaboration between banks and tech firms to develop data-driven products and services.
Clearing & Post-Trade
SIX Signs Cooperation MoU With Hong Kong’s CMU OmniClear
24/10/2024
SIX and the HKMA subsidiary will cooperate to unlock further cross-border investment opportunities between Switzerland and Hong Kong.
Structural Regulation
SFC to Consider Recommendations on Streamlining Workflows
24/10/2024
In response to the latest report from the Process Review Panel, the SFC said it would explore expanding WINGS to the Corporate Finance Division.
Structural Regulation
SFC Clarifies Information Filing Requirements for New Funds Platform
23/10/2024
Fund managers will not be required to file information separately to the IFP’s information portal if they have already filed such information with the SFC.
Tokenisation
FSB Chair Updates G20 on Work to Maintain Financial Stability
23/10/2024
The FSB published a report on the financial stability implications of tokenisation and a progress update on the G20 Crypto-Asset Policy Implementation Roadmap.
Sustainable Finance
HKMA Launches “Action Agenda” to Promote Sustainable Finance
22/10/2024
Under the Sustainable Finance Action Agenda, banks are required to achieve net zero in their operations by 2030, and in their financed emissions by 2050.
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