Manesh Samtani
Manesh manages the news desk and serves as an editor at Regulation Asia. He covers regulatory changes across Asia Pacific that impact banking, capital markets, asset management, and financial services more generally. Manesh is a former trader and investment consultant with a degree in Finance and Banking. manesh@regulationasia.com
Articles by Manesh Samtani
Securities / Derivatives
China State Investors Intervene to Stabilise Capital Market
08/04/2025
Central Huijin Investment and other state-owned companies increased their stock holdings in a bid to help stabilise the market.
Market Infrastructure
KRX to Enhance Derivatives Night Trading Convenience for Investors
08/04/2025
KRX will move to using its own infrastructure for night trading, rather than relying on trades going through Eurex members.
Sanctions
China Further Tightens Export Controls in Response to US Tariffs
07/04/2025
China announced new export controls on rare earth elements and added more US entities to its export control list and “unreliable entities” list.
Enforcement
FSS Korea Announces Enhancements to Whistleblower System
07/04/2025
The plan involves enhancing whistleblower anonymity, protections, rewards, and incentives. The new system starts on 1 July 2025.
Crypto / Digital Assets
SFC Permits VATPs to Offer Crypto Staking Services to Clients
07/04/2025
VATPs can provide staking as a service to clients, including retail clients. SFC-authorised virtual asset funds can also stake virtual asset holdings.
Fintech / Regtech
Asian Central Banks to Jointly Establish Multilateral Payments Scheme
07/04/2025
RBI, BNM, BSP, MAS and BOT aim to make the Nexus platform a scalable multilateral model for connecting instant payment systems globally.
ESG / Sustainability
China Issues First Ever Sovereign Green Bond in London
06/04/2025
The issuance is being called a “milestone” and “landmark event”, with total subscriptions hitting around 6.9 times the issuance value.
Sanctions
OFSI Publishes Threat Assessment for Legal Services Sector
06/04/2025
OFSI says it is “highly likely” that trust and company service providers have not self-disclosed all suspected sanctions breaches.
Fintech / Regtech
BIS Launches Project to Develop AI Tools for Regulators
04/04/2025
Project AISE aims to provide supervisors with AI-powered tools to enhance on-site supervision, streamline research tasks and strengthen decision-making.
Capital / Liquidity
China Further Streamlines Policy for Multi-Currency Cash Pooling Pilot
04/04/2025
A unified policy framework is proposed to streamline and enhance the management of cross-border cash pooling for multinational corporations.
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