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
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
US Prosecutors Unveils New Charges Against North Korean Hackers
21/02/2021
Warrants have been issued for the arrest of the three programmers said to be involved in the Sony, WannaCry, Bangladesh Bank and other attacks.
PEPs & Sanctions
UK, Canada Impose Sanctions Against Myanmar Officials
21/02/2021
Human Rights Watch is calling for economic sanctions, travel bans and asset freezes for leaders of Myanmar’s military, military business conglomerates and the new governing body.
Market Abuse
HK, Singapore on Alert for Social Media Fuelled Manipulation
19/02/2021
The SFC has issued restriction notices against 54 more trading accounts. Singapore regulators are guarding against “pump and dump” and “short and distort” scenarios.
Payments & Settlements
Euroclear to Enable Direct Access to SGX Bonds for Global Investors
18/02/2021
The new ‘Orchid’ bond structure will allow global investors to benefit from real-time, multi-currency DVP settlement with any counterparty within Euroclear’s network.
Sustainable Finance
Budget 2021: Singapore to Finance Infrastructure with Green Bonds
17/02/2021
The issuance will help deepen market liquidity for green bonds, and attract green issuers, capital, and investors to Singapore, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat.
Trading & Investment
RBI Issues Draft Guidelines to Open Up CDS Market
16/02/2021
Under the guidelines, retail users will be allowed to buy permitted credit derivatives for hedging purposes, whereas non-retail can do so for any purpose.
Cryptocurrency
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.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
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.
Payments & Settlements
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.
Sustainable Finance
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.
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