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
Market Infrastructure
KRX Forms Task Force to Improve Preparedness for Market Outage
20/06/2024
The task force was formed in response to the technical issue that occurred earlier this month at the NYSE, which caused stock prices to drop unexpectedly.
Crypto / Digital Assets
EBA Delivers Final Batch of MiCA Technical Standards
19/06/2024
14 technical standards and 3 guidelines have been finalised and published, completing EBA’s delivery of technical standards under the MiCA regime.
ESG / Sustainability
Japan FSA Working to Enhance Transparency of Shareholders
19/06/2024
Custodians typically exercise voting rights based on instructions from beneficial shareholders, but it is often difficult to identify who those shareholders are.
AML / KYC
HSBC Breached AML Obligations in Switzerland: FINMA
19/06/2024
HSBC’s Swiss private banking unit is prohibited from onboarding new PEPs until an auditor has confirmed its compliance with FINMA’s orders.
Enforcement
CFTC Settles Charges Against Trafigura for $55m
18/06/2024
This is the first time the CFTC has taken action against a firm for impeding whistleblower communications, a move being criticised by two commissioners.
AML / KYC
Japan to Tighten AML Controls to Target Organised Crime
18/06/2024
Prompted by a $444mn money laundering case, Japanese regulators will ask banks to do more to detect criminal abuse of accounts.
AML / KYC
RUSI Identifies Typologies of Abuse of FATF Standards
17/06/2024
RUSI identifies five major ways the FATF standards can be weaponised by authoritarian regimes to crack down on dissent and activism.
Fintech / Regtech
HK PCPD Issues Personal Data Protection Framework for AI
14/06/2024
The new model framework offers recommendations on AI governance, risk management, and personal data security, among other areas.
Securities / Derivatives
HKEX Lists First Specialist Tech Firm Under Chapter 18C Regime
14/06/2024
HKEX established the Chapter 18C listing regime last year to support fundraising by innovative technology firms.
Securities / Derivatives
FSC Korea Outlines Roadmap for Resuming Short Selling
14/06/2024
The FSC formally extended the short-selling ban until 30 March 2025 and announced reform measures to prevent naked short-selling.
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