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
Market Infrastructure
CBIRC Issues New Guidelines on Managing Outsourcing Risk
10/01/2022
The guidelines emphasise the need for appropriate governance, differentiated controls based on the importance of outsourced functions, and awareness of concentration risk.
Securities / Derivatives
CSRC to Introduce Market Makers to Shanghai STAR Market
09/01/2022
Securities firms would be eligible to act as market-makers if they have net capital above CNY 10 billion and a classification rating of Class A or higher.
AML / KYC
DPRK Sanctions Evasion Not Being Captured by Regulation
07/01/2022
Gatekeeper professions play an important role in facilitating North Korean sanctions evasion, RUSI says in a new paper.
Market Infrastructure
HKEX to Launch Derivatives Holiday Trading by Easter
07/01/2022
All MSCI futures and options will be included as the first batch of Holiday Trading Products. A market readiness test will be held in late February 2022.
China to Tighten Rules on Online Marketing of Financial Products
06/01/2022
The requirements cover the accuracy of information disclosed and cooperative arrangements between FIs and internet platform companies.
Market Infrastructure
China’s Rules on Cybersecurity Reviews to Take Effect in Mid-Feb
06/01/2022
The final rules, proposed in July, require companies holding personal data of more than one million users to undergo a cybersecurity review before they can list overseas.
Capital / Liquidity
HKMA Unveils Results of Climate Risk Stress Tests
03/01/2022
The HKMA has also finalised its guidance on climate risk management, giving banks until end-2022 to implement the new measures.
Securities / Derivatives
CSRC Drafts New Rules for Domestic Firms Seeking Overseas IPOs
29/12/2021
Companies seeking overseas listings, including those with VIE structures, will have to first register with the CSRC. International banks underwriting such listings must also register.
ESG / Sustainability
BNM Drafts New Rules on Climate Risk Management, Scenario Analysis
28/12/2021
A gap analysis and implementation plans must be submitted to BNM within six months from the issuance of the final policy document, expected on 1 June 2022.
AML / KYC
PBOC Set to Establish Beneficial Ownership Register
27/12/2021
Companies, partnerships, and branches of foreign companies will have until 1 March 2023 to file their beneficial ownership information.
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