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
Trading & Investment
HKEX Announces Stock Connect Expansion Arrangements
29/11/2020
Pre-revenue biotech companies listed on Hong Kong’s Main Board will be included from 27 December. SSE STAR Market stocks will be included in early 2021.
Structural Regulation
Indonesia Prepares to Launch Sovereign Wealth Fund
29/11/2020
Indonesia will need to pay particular attention to the governance of the new fund, as Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal still looms large in the minds of global investors.
Structural Regulation
MAS On Track to Award Digital Bank Licences by Year-End
26/11/2020
Regulatory changes impacting some of the Chinese digital bank applicants are unlikely to have an impact on the granting of the new licences in Singapore.
PEPs & Sanctions
FTSE Russell, MSCI Consult on Impact of China Sanctions
26/11/2020
FTSE Russell is seeking views on the impact of the sanctions on its indexes. MSCI is asking about the impacts on investment processes.
Cybersecurity
APRA Unveils Details of New Cyber Security Strategy
26/11/2020
Starting next year, APRA will be asking boards to engage an external auditor to comprehensively review their compliance with CPS 234 on information security.
Trading & Investment
Stock Connect Set to Include Pre-profit Biotechs, STAR Market Stocks
26/11/2020
In a policy address, Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam discussed measures to expand Stock Connect and enhance the city’s integration into the Greater Bay Area.
Anti-Money Laundering
AUSTRAC Reports on Fintel Alliance Efforts to Combat Criminal Threats
25/11/2020
AUSTRAC has developed an algorithm that enables Fintel Alliance to detect suspicious financial patterns while protecting the privacy of underlying reporting entities and personal data.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
HKMA Urges Continued Efforts to Advance Bank Culture Reform
24/11/2020
In a recent keynote address, the HKMA’s Alan Au discussed seven common themes that were identified from banks’ self-assessments of culture reforms.
Anti-Money Laundering
FATF President Calls on G20 to Fully Implement AML Standards
24/11/2020
Marcus Pleyer says not all G20 members have taken effective action to make a real difference, despite their public calls for full implementation of the FATF standards.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
CSRC Updates Senior Manager Rules for Securities, Fund Operators
24/11/2020
Securities and fund management firms are expected to establish and improve internal accountability mechanisms for senior managers, and penalise violations with clawback and malus.
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