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
Capital / Liquidity
State-owned Chinese Banks Announce Capital Raising Plans
31/03/2025
China’s Ministry of Finance will issue CNY 500 billion in special treasury bonds to support the effort to replenish core tier-one capital
Crypto / Digital Assets
SFC Approves Launch of “World’s First” Tokenised Money Market ETF
29/03/2025
HashKey and Bosera said the new ETFs will provide investors an instrument that “balances traditional stability with the agility and flexibility of digital assets”.
ESG / Sustainability
Thai SEC Relaxes Rules to Allow Tokenisation of Carbon Credits
29/03/2025
Digital asset businesses can provide services for carbon credits, RECs, and carbon allowances in a “ready-to-use digital token format”
Market Infrastructure
Hong Kong to Expand Concessions for Family Offices
29/03/2025
Hong Kong officials Paul Chan and Christopher Hui said there would be new initiatives this year for funds, family offices and private equity firms.
Market Infrastructure
HKMA Sets Testing Deadline for New Derivatives Reporting Regime
29/03/2025
Regulated entities subject to the new OTC derivatives reporting regime must complete the simulation test and submit a readiness declaration form by 12 September.
Securities / Derivatives
HKEX Issues Compliance Bulletin on ChiNext Trading, LOP Reporting
29/03/2025
The bulletin focuses on elibility for trading in ChiNext shares and compliance with LOP reporting requirements for Holiday Trading contracts.
AML / KYC
Financial Crime Fighters Set to Gather in Hong Kong
28/03/2025
The HKMA and GCFFC are bringing together financial crime fighters from around the world amid an increasingly complex threat landscape.
Securities / Derivatives
Chinese Regulators Urge Firms to Start Launching IPOs
28/03/2025
The move to encourage new listings is a change from the government’s previous stance that IPOs could further weigh on the stock market.
Fintech / Regtech
HKMA Preparing to Further Enhance Wealth Connect Scheme
28/03/2025
The enhancement would aim to refine quota eligibility, further expand the suite of eligible products, improve the selling process, and investors more Mainlanders to participate.
Enforcement
Korea: IBK Announces Reform Plan to Prevent Future Loan Misconduct
28/03/2025
IBK employees approved inappropriate loans worth KRW 882 billion, more than 3.5 times the amount initially disclosed in January.
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