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
HKMA Shares Good Practices to Support Basel III Implementation
22/11/2024
The HKMA encourages banks to maintain their momentum as the 1 January 2025 implementation date for certain aspects of Basel III approaches.
Sanctions
EU, UK Target Iran Shipping, Aviation With New Sanctions
20/11/2024
The sanctions aim to curb Iran’s ability to facilitate drone, missile, and military technology transfers to aid Russia in its war in Ukraine.
Fintech / Regtech
BIS Launches GenAI Project to Improve ‘Inflation Nowcasting’
20/11/2024
Project Spectrum will use GenAI to automatically categorise billions of individual product descriptions and price observations to improve inflation nowcasting.
Securities / Derivatives
CSRC Issues New Market Value Management Guidelines
20/11/2024
The guidelines require companies trading below their net asset value for 12 months to formulate and disclose a valuation improvement plan.
Market Infrastructure
ESMA Proposes 11 October 2027 for Migration to T+1 Settlement
19/11/2024
ESMA says 11 October 2027 is the optimal date for the transition, and that it must be coordinated with other jurisdictions in Europe.
Big Picture
FSB Urges Jurisdictions to Advance Bank Resolution Planning Efforts
18/11/2024
The 2023 bank failures underscored that “any financial institution” could be systemically significant or critical if it fails.
ESG / Sustainability
IAASB Releases Final Sustainability Assurance Standard, ISSA 5000
14/11/2024
IOSCO declared its support for ISSA 5000. IAASB Chair Tom Seidenstein called on policymakers and practitioners to start adopting the standard.
Fintech / Regtech
HK SFC Sets Expectations on Use of GenAI Language Models
14/11/2024
Licensed corporations intending to adopt GenAI language models in “high-risk use cases” are asked to discuss their plans with the SFC first.
ESG / Sustainability
New Zealand XRB Adopts Proposals to Ease Climate Reporting Burden
13/11/2024
One of the approved amendments will allow an optional one-year delay for assurance of scope 3 GHG emissions disclosures, in recognition of current data challenges.
AML / KYC
China Approves Passage of Revised Anti-Money Laundering Law
13/11/2024
The revised law takes effect on 1 January 2025, strengthening FIs’ AML obligations, increasing penalties for breaches, and enabling China to introduce its own high-risk country list.
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