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
Stock Connect Set to Include Pre-profit Biotechs, STAR Market Stocks
26/11/2020
In a policy address, Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam discussed measures to expand Stock Connect and enhance the city’s integration into the Greater Bay Area.
AML / KYC
AUSTRAC Reports on Fintel Alliance Efforts to Combat Criminal Threats
25/11/2020
AUSTRAC has developed an algorithm that enables Fintel Alliance to detect suspicious financial patterns while protecting the privacy of underlying reporting entities and personal data.
Market Infrastructure
HKMA Urges Continued Efforts to Advance Bank Culture Reform
24/11/2020
In a recent keynote address, the HKMA’s Alan Au discussed seven common themes that were identified from banks’ self-assessments of culture reforms.
AML / KYC
FATF President Calls on G20 to Fully Implement AML Standards
24/11/2020
Marcus Pleyer says not all G20 members have taken effective action to make a real difference, despite their public calls for full implementation of the FATF standards.
Market Infrastructure
CSRC Updates Senior Manager Rules for Securities, Fund Operators
24/11/2020
Securities and fund management firms are expected to establish and improve internal accountability mechanisms for senior managers, and penalise violations with clawback and malus.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Australian Treasury Seeks Feedback on Payments System Regulation
23/11/2020
The paper seeks views on the adequacy of the current regulatory architecture for developments such as stablecoins, cryptocurrency, digital wallets, stored value facilities and open banking.
Capital / Liquidity
MAS Launches New RMB Liquidity Facility for Banks
23/11/2020
RMB funding of up to 3 months will be channelled to primary dealers, thereby enhancing credit intermediation and overall RMB market liquidity in Singapore.
Securities / Derivatives
ASIC Launches Probe into ASX Over Equity Market Outage
23/11/2020
ASIC had earlier said it would determine whether ASX followed the relevant regulatory requirements and met its licence obligations.
Market Infrastructure
BSP Instructs Banks to Report on LIBOR Exposures Quarterly
23/11/2020
The regular reports will guide the degree of the central bank’s supervisory engagement with individual institutions, BSP deputy governor Chuchi Fonacier told Regulation Asia.
Securities / Derivatives
SGX RegCo Mulls Measures to Address Concentration Risk in REITs
22/11/2020
SGX RegCo chief Tan Boon Gin spoke about concentration risk, the enforceability of security deposits overseas, and director independence at REIT managers.
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