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
Securities / Derivatives
MAS Revises Code on Collective Investment Schemes
16/03/2020
The changes extend the requirements imposed on approved trustees and managers to VCCs, VCC directors and VCC custodians, while also introducing a best interest duty.
Big Picture
ASIFMA Calls for Global Coordination of Sustainability Efforts
03/03/2020
Fragmented approaches to sustainable finance may ultimately undermine the development of sustainable finance through increased complexity and lack of coordination.
AML / KYC
AML Controls Are Ineffective at Stopping Crime, Says Policy Expert
02/03/2020
Policy effectiveness expert Dr Ronald F Pol says the current anti-money laundering system only results in 0.1% of the proceeds of crime actually being seized.
AML / KYC
Financial Secrecy Index Ranks Hong Kong, Singapore in Top Five
02/03/2020
The Tax Justice Network has released its 2020 rankings of jurisdictions according to their secrecy and the scale of their offshore financial activities.
Market Infrastructure
MAS 610/1003 Pilot Testing Gateway Set for April Launch
02/03/2020
A six-month parallel reporting phase for the new MAS 610/1003 returns was meant to start from 1 April, but this was pushed forward by three months earlier in the year.
Capital / Liquidity
BIS Seeks Integration of Climate Risk in Prudential Framework
01/03/2020
At a recent BIS meeting, participants discussed how existing risk management requirements for banks and insurers could be adjusted to capture climate risk exposures.
AML / KYC
Hong Kong Announces Budget Initiatives to Boost Financial Sector
26/02/2020
The initiatives include a waiver on stamp duties paid by ETF market makers, tax concessions for private equity funds, and planned enhancements to Hong Kong’s AML/CTF regime.
AML / KYC
FATF Highlights Digital Identity, Virtual Assets as Key Priority Areas
24/02/2020
At its Plenary, the FATF highlighted the use of digital identity systems, the new standards for virtual assets, and efforts to tackle illegal wildlife trade as some of its key initiatives.
AML / KYC
FATF Commends Korea, Warns Pakistan, Blacklists Iran
24/02/2020
Korea has a sound legal and institutional framework. Pakistan is asked to complete its action plan. Countermeasures against Iran are reinstated.
Market Infrastructure
Australia: Preparing for the Financial Accountability Regime
21/02/2020
An essential first step to prepare for the FAR is for organisations to clarify internal lines of accountability, says APRA’s Helen Rowell.
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