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
Crypto / Digital Assets
New Crypto Industry Bodies Launch in Hong Kong
29/05/2023
The new industry bodies are a response to Hong Kong’s new licensing regime for the crypto industry, which will come into effect from 1 June.
AML / KYC
Australia Considers Expansion of Modern Slavery Law
29/05/2023
The expansion would include penalties for failing to report, submitting a report with false information, or failing to implement a due diligence system.
AML / KYC
MAS Issues Guidance on Mitigating Terrorism Financing Risks
28/05/2023
The guidance says money remittance services, banks, DPT service providers, precious stone and metals dealers, and non-profit organisations are vulnerable to TF threats.
Capital / Liquidity
CCP Margin Models Lack Transparency, Predictability – Report
27/05/2023
New BCBS-CPMI-IOSCO report examines the impact of CCP margin models on market participants in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year.
Capital / Liquidity
Approaches to Credit Risk Capital Often Misunderstood: APRA
27/05/2023
APRA explains that the differences between the IRB and standardised approaches to credit risk are justified, fair and equitable.
AML / KYC
VerifyVASP Becomes First LEI Validation Agent in Crypto Space
26/05/2023
VerifyVASP will be able to help VASP clients obtain an LEI, which can be used in counterparty due diligence and travel rule compliance.
Sanctions
[FIXED] Castellum.AI Identifies “Critical” Error in BIS Export Control Data
26/05/2023
The Entity List, containing over 2,400 entries, appears to have been accidentally replaced with only the most recent 71 additions.
Capital / Liquidity
Regulatory Uncertainty a Key FRTB Implementation Challenge
25/05/2023
Persistent regulatory timeline uncertainty is a primary implementation challenge of FRTB in APAC, Murex found in a survey of banks.
ESG / Sustainability
Malaysia Establishes Advisory Committee on Sustainability Reporting
24/05/2023
The Committee will explore the enablers that would support the implementation of the ISSB Standards in Malaysia, and discuss matters related to assurance of sustainability statements.
Sanctions
G7 Allies Impose Expansive New Russia-related Sanctions
22/05/2023
The US issued more than 300 new designations. The UK, Canada, and Japan also announced new sanctions.
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