Manesh Samtani
Manesh Samtani is Editor at Regulation Asia, where he leads the editorial and research teams from Hong Kong. His work examines how regulatory change and technology are reshaping banking and financial markets, with a particular focus on digital assets, financial crime and sanctions. Manesh is a former securities industry practitioner and holds a bachelor's degree in finance and banking. manesh@regulationasia.com
Articles by Manesh Samtani
Cryptocurrency
Korea FSS Forms Virtual Asset Supervision and Investigation Bureau
12/01/2024
The new bureau will establish a supervision and inspection system equivalent to that of other financial institutions, the FSS said.
Structural Regulation
Teething Issues: OTC Derivatives Reporting Rewrites in APAC
10/01/2024
The more challenging aspects of implementation involve jurisdiction-specific data fields, the UTI waterfall, UTI generation, and ISO 20022.
Structural Regulation
Two New Digital Banks Approved for Launch in Malaysia
10/01/2024
Boost Bank and AEON Bank received regulatory approval to begin digital banking operations. They were two of five applicants granted licences in 2022.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Korea FSS Widens Probe into Sales of High Risk Derivatives
09/01/2024
The FSS found that some firms incentivised sales of high-risk and complex ELS products through internal policies and KPIs.
DeFi & Web3
CFTC Offers Policy Recommendations to Address DeFi Risks
09/01/2024
The report calls on the government and industry to work together to better understand DeFi and “advance its responsible and compliant development”.
AI Risk & Governance
Large Language Models Can’t Yet be Used for ‘Highstakes’ Analysis: BIS
06/01/2024
Current large language models like GPT-4 do not yet have the “rigorous reasoning abilities necessary for some core analytical activities”.
AI Risk & Governance
Korea to Launch AI-based Advertising Surveillance System
05/01/2024
The new system will use an AI to automatically identify illegal financial advertisements and automate requests to block them.
Clearing & Post-Trade
Early Testing Will Be Key to Derivatives Reporting Compliance
04/01/2024
DTCC’s Chris Childs and Priya Kundamal say there is no replacement for early testing to ensure data and reporting systems are fit for purpose.
Operational Risk
China Finalises Rules for Banks, Insurers on Operational Risk Management
01/01/2024
The new rules will come into effect on 1 July 2024, with a one-year transition period for implementation.
Trade Based Money Laundering
Four Arrested in HK for Diamond-based Money Laundering Scheme
28/12/2023
Hong Kong companies traded synthetic diamonds with a company in India but declared them as natural diamonds as a way to launder money.
JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER
An exclusive weekly selection of top stories from the Regulation Asia editorial team.