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
Singapore Banks Well Prepared for Fully Phased-In Basel III Regime
03/02/2025
Analysis from Bloomberg Intelligence shows that Singapore’s major banks face contained capital pressure under the final Basel III rules
Sanctions
US Uses Sanctions Law to Impose Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China
03/02/2025
Canada and Mexico will impose retaliatory tariffs against the US. China also said it would take “countermeasures”.
Fintech / Regtech
HKMA Develops AI-Powered Sentiment Tracker for Mainland Property Market
03/02/2025
The GenAI-driven sentiment index, which uses Chinese social media data, is able to act as a leading indicator for Mainland property sales
AML / KYC
BOT Announces Enhanced Measures to Address Mule Accounts
02/02/2025
The BOT also said it supports a recently approved emergency decree amendment that will establish a shared responsibility framework for FIs, telcos and users.
Securities / Derivatives
FMSB Publishes Standard for Sharing Standard Settlement Instructions
02/02/2025
The Standard aims to address operational risks caused by incorrect or missing SSIs, one of the biggest causes of settlement fails.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Announces Largest Liquidity Injection Since Pandemic
31/01/2025
The new measures are aimed at addressing a INR 3 trillion liquidity shortfall caused by the RBI’s own intervention in the FX markets
Enforcement
US Suspects Sanctions Circumvention by Chinese AI Firm DeepSeek
31/01/2025
US authorities investigating whether Deepseek bypassed US export controls and whether Singapore served as an intermediary for restricted Nvidia chip shipments
Crypto / Digital Assets
Hong Kong SFC Grants Two New Crypto Licences
30/01/2025
The licences were granted to YAX, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tiger Brokers, and Panthertrade, a subsidiary of Futu Holdings.
Securities / Derivatives
CSRC to Promote Development of Index Investment Products
30/01/2025
The CSRC will establish a fast-track registration mechanism for registering stock ETFs and expand cross-border ETF connectivity
Securities / Derivatives
China Grants Three Insurance Firms Approval for Stock Investments
29/01/2025
The insurance firms received NFRA approval to participate in a pilot programme to invest CNY 52 billion in the stock market
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