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
Chinese Bourses Finalise Sustainability Reporting Guidelines
16/04/2024
Companies listed in key indices will have to report in line with the new guidelines by 30 April 2026. The double materiality principle is adopted.
Securities / Derivatives
HKEX Confirms Decision to Allow Issuers to Hold Treasury Shares
16/04/2024
Allowing Hong Kong-incorporated issuers to hold treasury shares will give them “greater flexibility in managing their capital structure”.
Market Infrastructure
China Puts Forward Tighter Regulations for Stock Market
15/04/2024
The rules will tighten listing requirements, speed up delisting of problem firms, and enhance supervision of programme trading.
Market Infrastructure
IOSCO Establishes New Workstreams on AI, Tokenisation
15/04/2024
New workstreams on green finance and credit default swaps will also be created, according to IOSCO’s updated work plan for 2024.
ESG / Sustainability
SBTi Policy Decision Prompts Backlash from Staff, Advisers
12/04/2024
SBTi announced its intention to allow the use of carbon credits to tackle Scope 3 emissions. Staff and technical advisers are demanding a reversal of the new policy.
Fintech / Regtech
CFTC Subcommittee to Advance Work on AI Regulation
12/04/2024
MRAC subcommittee will initially focus on obtaining a better understanding of how CFTC registrants are using AI to conduct regulated activities.
Big Picture
Financial Sector “Highly Exposed” to Cyber Risks, IMF Warns
11/04/2024
This is the first time the IMF has assessed cybersecurity in its Global Financial Stability Report, which says cyber policy frameworks are “inadequate”.
Big Picture
BIS Paper Calls for Global Consistency in Stablecoin Regulation
11/04/2024
Despite commonalities in the regulatory efforts across jurisdictions, the regulatory landscape remains “diverse and fragmented”, the paper says.
Sanctions
US Treasury Official Calls for Expanded Tools to Target Crypto
10/04/2024
Without Congressional action, the use of virtual assets by terrorists, ransomware actors and rogue nations will only grow, said Wally Adeyemo.
AML / KYC
US Treasury and PBOC to Conduct Joint Financial Shock Exercises
09/04/2024
The exercises will help establish lines of communication between US and Chinese regulators and identify areas of potential cross-border contagion and other risks.
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