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
Climate Risk
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.
Anti-Money Laundering
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.
Operational Risk
HKMA Proposes New Guidance on Operational Resilience
23/12/2021
Revisions to guidance on operational risk management and BCP have also been proposed to align with the operational resilience guidance.
Capital Adequacy
HKMA Consults on Local Adoption of Pillar 3 Disclosure Requirements
23/12/2021
The HKMA proposes to implement almost all the Pillar 3 disclosure requirements, including leverage ratio and market risk disclosure requirements.
Trade Based Money Laundering
Trade Misinvoicing a Persistent Problem Across Nations: GFI
22/12/2021
GFI says countries need to make trade misinvoicing illegal at the national level and strengthen law enforcement capacities of customs authorities.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Suspends Trading in Key Agri-Derivatives to Curb Inflation
22/12/2021
The trading suspension is a response to rising food inflation. Observers expect the move to impact market confidence and make hedging more difficult.
Credit Risk
PBOC, CBIRC Urge Banks to Support Real Estate M&A Deals
21/12/2021
Banks are asked to support acquisitions of property development projects by healthy real estate companies, including by providing direct loans and facilitating bond issuance.
Trading & Investment
ISDA Outlines Next Steps to Develop China Derivatives Markets
20/12/2021
China’s draft Futures and Derivatives Law will remove a major barrier to international participation in China’s derivatives markets, ISDA says.
Structural Regulation
HKEX Finalises Framework for SPAC Listings in Hong Kong
20/12/2021
The new framework takes effect on 1 January. A SPAC’s securities must be distributed to at least 20 institutional professional investors, down from 30 proposed during consultation.
Data Privacy
HKMA Sets Targets for Launch of New Credit Reference Platform
19/12/2021
The new platform will serve as an interface for credit providers and CRAs to share credit data, as Hong Kong prepares to introduce additional CRAs in the city.
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