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
PEPs & Sanctions
Crypto Industry Seeks Public Sector Support on Sanctions Issues
06/07/2022
More than 15 million crypto addresses have been linked to criminal activity with a nexus in Russia, a new GDF report says.
Anti-Money Laundering
Puerto Rico Forces Closure of Bank Involved in Global Tax Probe
06/07/2022
Peter Schiff’s Euro Pacific Bank was forced to close over capital shortfall and regulatory violations. The bank has been at the centre of a global tax evasion probe.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Former Archegos Employee Sues Firm Over Deferred Bonuses
06/07/2022
Archegos employees were “coerced” to invest their bonus money into the firm through a deferred compensation plan, which evaporated when the company collapsed last March.
Sustainable Finance
HKEX Announces New Collaboration to Develop Carbon Market
06/07/2022
HSBC, Standard Chartered, BNP Paribas, ANZ, ICBC, Bank of China and others will sit on a new council to help develop a Hong Kong-based international carbon market.
Cryptocurrency
Crypto Hedge Fund Three Arrows Capital Files for Bankruptcy
05/07/2022
The bankruptcy filing came three days after Three Arrows entered into liquidation in the British Virgin Islands.
Payments & Settlements
ASIC Calls on Industry to Bolster Resilience to Market Outages
05/07/2022
Market participants should not delay broader planning and change programmes aimed at ensuring their resilience to market outages, ASIC says.
Capital Adequacy
BCBS Issues New Consultation on Banks’ Cryptoasset Exposures
01/07/2022
Total bank exposures to Group 2 cryptossets would be capped at 1% of Tier 1 capital. Banks would be permitted to recognise hedging for certain Group 2 cryptoassets.
Anti-Money Laundering
EU Lawmakers Agree on AML Framework for Crypto
30/06/2022
Crypto asset service providers will be required to implement customer protection measures and robust AML/CFT safeguards including the travel rule.
Emerging Prudential Risks
SFC Reviewing Market Practices to Guard Against Risk
30/06/2022
Reviews underway cover concentration risk in OTC derivatives markets, risk management at futures brokers, and block trading practices.
Resolution & Recovery
Another Australian Neobank Announces Decision to Close
30/06/2022
The SME-focused Judo Bank is the only neobank in Australia which continues to run independently after listing on the ASX last year.
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