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
Market Infrastructure
BOJ Publishes Details on Planned Bank Examinations for Fiscal 2022
05/04/2022
Key areas of focus for the BOJ will be to assess how banks are managing climate risk, credit risk, cross-border loans, and cybersecurity.
AML / KYC
US Designates Russian Tech Firms for Enabling Sanctions Evasion
03/04/2022
US sanctions 21 entities and 13 individuals. EU to propose new measures this week. Australia applies 35% export tariff.
Market Infrastructure
New Data Protection Requirements Enter into Force in Japan
03/04/2022
Japan’s revised law on the protection of personal data raises penalties for non-compliance, tightens breach reporting requirements, and gives data subjects additional rights.
AML / KYC
Australia a ‘Laggard on the World Stage’, Senate AML Inquiry Finds
31/03/2022
Senate committee warns that the government’s failure to bring lawyers, accountants and real estate professionals into the AML/CFT regime is harming Australians.
Fintech / Regtech
BIS, MAS Launch Prototype Supervisory Analytics Platform
31/03/2022
Project Ellipse can provide regulators with early warning indicators, analytics and prudential metrics to assist them in risk detection and banking supervision.
ESG / Sustainability
Hong Kong to Develop VCM, Unify GBA Carbon Market
31/03/2022
Hong Kong’s VCM will target local, Mainland and overseas buyers of carbon credits. Authorities will also work to establish a unified carbon market for the GBA.
AML / KYC
Japan to Tighten Russia Sanctions, G7 Rejects Ruble Option
30/03/2022
Japan to impose new requirements on crypto exchanges. G7 rejects Russian demand for gas payments in rubles. US to help EU reduce dependence on Russian energy.
Fintech / Regtech
Huobi Seeks to Launch Retail Crypto ETF in HK
30/03/2022
Huobi Tech has structured the ETF so that it won’t be restricted to just professional investors, possibly through the use of crypto futures listed on overseas exchanges.
Sanctions
New Manager Announced for Hong Kong Tracker Fund
29/03/2022
Hang Seng Investment Management will become TraHK’s new manager in Q3 2022, replacing State Street, which has managed the ETF for 22 years.
AML / KYC
Wolfsberg Group Issues Guidance on Managing Customer Risk
29/03/2022
FIs should consider building “more holistic” customer profiles, using additional identity attributes and ensuring they are alerted to changes in data points.
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