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
Shinzo Abe’s Beijing Visit Paves Way for Financial Sector Cooperation
29/10/2018
Forty years since the 1978 peace treaty marked by a series of MoUs between central banks, securities regulators, stock exchanges and industry bodies, among others.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Chinese Arbitration Court Protects Bitcoin as ‘Property’
29/10/2018
“Bitcoin has the nature of a property, which can be owned and controlled by parties, and is able to provide economic values and benefits,” the Court ruled.
AML / KYC
AUSTRAC Annual Report Highlights Increased Suspicious Matter Reporting
25/10/2018
A 70% increase in suspicious matter reporting over the previous year was partly attributed to the strong message sent by AUSTRAC’s A$700mn enforcement action against CBA.
Market Infrastructure
Bond Connect Credited for Rapid Growth of China ABS Market
25/10/2018
China’s onshore ABS market has been growing rapidly since the launch of Bond Connect last year, according to panellists at IMN’s Asian Structured Credit Summit.
Fintech / Regtech
Fintech Must be Governed Under Existing Legal Frameworks – HKEX
24/10/2018
Financial services offered in either a test or real environment should be governed by the same legal framework, says HKEX in a new report.
AML / KYC
China to Regulate Blockchain-based Information Services
24/10/2018
China’s internet censorship agency has drafted rules requiring blockchain information service providers to collect, store and potentially share user data with authorities.
Securities / Derivatives
China Formalises Measures to Support Markets, Private Enterprises
23/10/2018
The measures include more funding to support bank lending to small firms and a broker-led fund to support listed companies facing forced liquidation of pledged shares, among others.
AML / KYC
Urgent Action Needed to Prevent Misuse of Virtual Assets – FATF
23/10/2018
There is an urgent need for all jurisdictions to take coordinated action to prevent the use of virtual assets for crime and terrorism, the FATF said.
Market Infrastructure
Banks Team Up to Develop Digital Trade Finance Network
23/10/2018
The ‘Trade Information Network’ is expected to be production-ready by Q3 2019, representing the “first inclusive global multi-bank, multi-corporate network in trade finance”.
Market Infrastructure
SWIFT gpi Instant Cross-Border Payments Trial Hailed a Success
22/10/2018
All payments during the trial were processed end-to-end within 60 seconds, demonstrating the service’s capabilities to scale and integrate with other real-time payment systems.
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