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
Sustainable Finance
HKGFA Proposes Framework to Finance Net-zero Transition in High Carbon Sectors
11/11/2020
The framework seeks to address financing constraints to decarbonisation in high-emitting sectors such as steel, cement and energy, which don’t have access to green or climate finance.
Operational Risk
FSB Advances Dialogue on Outsourcing, Third Party Relationships
09/11/2020
An outage or failure at a single third party could create a single point of failure with potential adverse consequences for financial stability, the FSB says.
Trading & Investment
SGX to Launch New Derivatives, Expand CME Clearing Relationship
09/11/2020
SGX is launching five new equity futures contracts based on FTSE Russell indices. Two of the contracts will be available under SGX’s mutual offset system with CME Group.
Anti-Money Laundering
AUSTRAC to Ramp Up Industry Guidance on AML Obligations
09/11/2020
An unprecedented amount of AML/CTF information will be provided to industry in the next 6-12 months, says AUSTRAC’s David Hawkins.
Structural Regulation
Ant IPO Suspension Needed to Protect Investor Rights: CSRC
06/11/2020
Avoiding a hasty listing against significant change in the regulatory environment is in line with the responsibilities of market regulators towards investors and markets, the CSRC said.
CBDCs
HKMA Seeks ‘Multi-CBDC Platform’ to Enhance Cross-border Payments
04/11/2020
Project Inthanon-LionRock with the BOT is entering its second phase, which will have participation from HKEX, 19 banks, and five corporates.
Payments & Settlements
Hong Kong, China Successfully Connect Trade Finance Platforms
03/11/2020
Seven banks have already used the connection to conduct cross-border trade financing transactions, with the total trade value exceeding HK$26mn.
Anti-Money Laundering
Hong Kong to Align Crypto Regulatory Framework with FATF Standards
03/11/2020
The government proposes to introduce a new licensing regime for VASPs that trade non-security tokens, and a registration regime for dealers in precious metals and stones.
Credit Risk
The Case for an Alternative Credit Scoring Ecosystem in Hong Kong
03/11/2020
A new whitepaper commission by the HKMA describes alternative credit scoring and how it works, and explains why it can help the banking industry and MSMEs.
Cloud & Infrastructure
HKMA to Target Accelerated RegTech Adoption in 2021
03/11/2020
The HKMA wants to see banks embracing and trialling new technologies and proofs of concept, and ultimately adopting more Regtech solutions, said central banker Arthur Yuen.
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