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
Cryptocurrency
FSS Korea Issues 2024 Virtual Asset Supervision Workplan
19/03/2024
The supervision work plan includes measures to support regulatory compliance by VASPs ahead of the Virtual Asset Users Protection Act coming into force on 19 July 2024.
Credit Risk
APRA Paper Offers Justification for Lower IRB Risk Weights
18/03/2024
APRA explains why the difference in risk-weights for housing lending between IRB and standardised banks is appropriate.
Structural Regulation
CSRC Unveils New Policies for Boosting Stock Market Quality
18/03/2024
The policies tighten the rules for IPO applicants, increase oversight of listed companies, and impose obligations on brokers and investment banks.
Credit Risk
SME Finance Guarantee Scheme Was a Success: HKMA Study
15/03/2024
The study used granular corporate loan data and a deep neural network model to analyse the effectiveness of the SFGS in facilitating access to credit for SMEs.
ESG Data
BIS Project to Address Scarcity of Scope 3 Data
15/03/2024
Project Symbiosis aims to address the lack of comprehensive emissions data from SMEs that are part of larger supply chains.
Anti-Money Laundering
GCFFC Offers Guidance on Using AI to Fight Financial Crime
15/03/2024
The guidance describes how FIs are using AI to fight financial crime and identifies opportunities to improve AML/CFT effectiveness.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
UK to Allow Banks to Pause Payments if Fraud is Suspected
14/03/2024
Proposed legislation will allow banks to pause payments for up to 72 hours while they contact customers and relevant third parties like the police.
KYC & CDD
Singapore: First Batch of Changes to Business Trusts Act Take Effect
14/03/2024
Phase 1 implementation introduces requirements for CEOs of business trusts to disclose their interests in transactions, among other provisions.
Capital Adequacy
Regulation Seen as Key Challenge to Derivatives Industry in 2024
13/03/2024
New FIA and Coalition Greenwich research identifies capital requirements as the single greatest issue facing derivatives market participants.
Cryptocurrency
Coinbase Launches Legal Challenge Against US SEC
13/03/2024
Coinbase argues that the SEC acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it summarily denied a petition seeking tailored rules for the crypto industry.
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