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
AML / KYC
Hong Kong: GDF Warns Against Restricting Retail Investment in Crypto
16/02/2021
The November FSTB proposal to only allow VASPs to offer services to professional investors could prompt retail investors to move to unlicensed platforms, GDF says.
Market Infrastructure
HKMA Raises Expectations for Bank Codes of Conduct
14/02/2021
Codes of Conduct should include provisions to address conflicts of interest, promote a culture of accountability and encourage staff to report unethical practices.
Fintech / Regtech
HSBC, HKTVmall Join Forces to Enhance Access to Trade Finance
11/02/2021
HSBC will leverage commercial data from HKTVmall to analyse and forecast business performance during credit assessment, making loan approval faster and simpler.
ESG / Sustainability
PBOC to Step Up Efforts to Advance Green Finance Agenda
11/02/2021
A comparative study is about to be completed, which will pave the way for the launch of a China-EU Shared Classification Catalogue for Green Finance later this year.
Market Infrastructure
G-SIBs to Spend Over $100m on IBOR Budget in 2021: EY
09/02/2021
Banks of all sizes felt most of their budget would be spent on technology, followed by legal contract repapering. A shortage of legal resources remains a clear risk.
Securities / Derivatives
HKEX Appoints JP Morgan’s Nicolas Aguzin as New CEO
09/02/2021
Aguzin is expected to help HKEX continue to build its competitiveness and support the ongoing growth and development of Hong Kong’s financial markets.
Market Infrastructure
Singapore: Enhanced Personal Data Protection Act Takes Effect
08/02/2021
The enhanced PDPA introduces mandatory data breach notification, criminal penalties for mishandling data, and a higher cap on penalties for breaches by large organisations.
AML / KYC
Greater Bay Regulators Sign MoU on Wealth Management Connect
07/02/2021
The regulators agree to issue guidance to banks on product due diligence, investor protection, AML/CFT requirements and personal data protection, among other areas.
Securities / Derivatives
Asian Regulators Issue Warnings as GameStop Remains in Focus
04/02/2021
Authorities in Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea and Malaysia are among those issuing warnings of possible investor losses as heightened volatility continues.
Securities / Derivatives
FSC Korea to Allow Partial Resumption of Short-selling in May
03/02/2021
By May, new rules will be in place to guard against illegal short selling, prevent abuse by market makers, and increase retail investor access to short-selling opportunities.
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