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 FTX Report Reveals Extent of Control Failures
11/04/2023
FTX stored private keys in plain text documents without encryption on an FTX group server that was accessible by staff.
Crypto / Digital Assets
ECB Official Says MiCA Still Needs Further Strengthening
10/04/2023
Pre-collapsed FTX and today’s Binance would not meet the threshold for classification as ‘significant’ CASPs. Even if they did, stricter requirements wouldn’t apply.
Market Infrastructure
Final Rules for Swap Connect Agreed by Authorities – Report
10/04/2023
Swap Connect could start trading by June if not sooner. Mainland treasury bond futures may also become accessible from Hong Kong.
Enforcement
US Authorities Fine Microsoft for Export Control, Sanctions Breaches
09/04/2023
Microsoft’s Russia-based employees ordered software licenses in the names of parties not on the Entity List, to be used by designated persons.
Crypto / Digital Assets
US Treasury Publishes First Ever DeFi Risk Assessment
07/04/2023
Treasury calls on the private sector to use the risk assessment to inform their risk mitigation strategies, and offers recommendations on government action.
Securities / Derivatives
CSRC Proposes to Update Rules for Securities Firms
06/04/2023
The rules focus on risk prevention and internal governance, and now also cover underwriting, sponsorship, market making and OTC business activities.
Big Picture
Bank Capital Requirements Should Account for Geopolitical Risks: IMF
06/04/2023
The IMF suggests geopolitical risks should feed into stress testing, scenario analysis and requirements for banks to hold capital and liquidity buffers.
Crypto / Digital Assets
IOSCO Pledges to Deliver Sustainable Finance & Crypto Work in 2023
06/04/2023
Under its new two-year work programme, IOSCO will issue a consultation on crypto asset regulation in H1 2023, and on DeFi regulation in Q3.
Fintech / Regtech
Korea to Develop Guidance on Mitigating Technology Risks
04/04/2023
The guidelines are an action item from a new task force that was created after a data centre fire disrupted Kakao’s services last October.
Securities / Derivatives
SFC Offers Guidance on Managing Risk in Trading Activities
04/04/2023
The guidance covers operational risk management, remote booking risk management, and data risk management, based on a thematic review.
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