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
ESG / Sustainability
UNEP FI Publishes Version 3 Guidance for Banks on Climate Target Setting
22/04/2025
Version 3 contains new sections covering stakeholder engagement and the role of carbon credits in helping banks achieve their climate targets.
Market Infrastructure
Shanghai Launches Action Plan to Enhance Cross-Border Financial Services
22/04/2025
The plan includes measures to improve cross-border settlement efficiency, optimise FX hedging services, and strengthen financing support for firms that are “going global”.
ESG / Sustainability
China Publishes 2025 Plans for Carbon Emissions Trading Market
21/04/2025
China released detailed plans for managing the market and expanding it to include the steel, cement, and aluminum smelting industries this year.
Sanctions
US Lawmaker Urges JPM, BofA to End Involvement in CATL’s Hong Kong IPO
21/04/2025
Letters to the two banks say they would risk complicity in “underwriting genocide” if they sponsor the Hong Kong IPO by CATL, the world’s largest battery maker for EVs.
Fintech / Regtech
HKMA Issues Guidance on Defending Against DDoS Attacks
21/04/2025
HKMA shares key learnings from DDoS incidents in Hong Kong that resulted in service impacts and disruptions for customers
Sanctions
US Imposing New Controls on Chip Exports to China
21/04/2025
US lawmakers accuse China’s DeepSeek are circumventing US export controls by smuggling chips through intermediary countries like Singapore
Capital / Liquidity
China Issues New Regulatory Guidance for Bad Debt Managers
20/04/2025
Financial asset management companies are encouraged to use “innovative” methods to mitigate risks and provide relief such as bridge financing to troubled enterprises that can be saved.
Big Picture
Geopolitical Risks Threaten Global Financial Stability – IMF
20/04/2025
The IMF says there is much that financial institutions and regulators can do to protect financial stability, such as including geopolitical risk scenarios in stress tests.
Capital / Liquidity
China Updates Consolidated Supervision System for Insurance Groups
18/04/2025
The guidelines require insurance groups to establish monitoring systems to prevent excessive risk concentration and leverage, covering all member companies.
Securities / Derivatives
HK Prepares for Homecoming of US-Listed Chinese Firms
17/04/2025
Hong Kong official Paul Chan has asked the SFC and HKEX to prepare for Chinese companies in the US that may wish to return.
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