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
Korea Issues Guidelines to Improve Transparency of ESG Bond Ratings
16/01/2023
The guidelines reflect IOSCO’s recommendations and will be implemented as KOFIA best practice from 1 February 2023.
Crypto / Digital Assets
CFTC Takes First Action Involving Decentralised Crypto Exchange
12/01/2023
The CFTC filed fraud and swap manipulation charges against a hacker, saying the Commodity Exchange Act applies to decentralised blockchain-based trading platforms.
PBOC, CBIRC Call on Banks to Help Stabilise Property Sector
12/01/2023
Officials asked banks to align their credit policies with stability objectives, including to help improve cash flows and balance sheets at “high-quality” real estate firms.
AML / KYC
Financial Crime: Threats, Challenges, and Priorities for 2023
12/01/2023
RUSI’s Tom Keatinge discusses the continuing focus on fraud and scams in Asia, and work underway on asset recovery, sanctions, and environmental crime.
Crypto / Digital Assets
SFC Plans to Allow Retail Access to ‘Highly Liquid’ Crypto Assets
12/01/2023
A consultation on retail trading will begin sometime in Q1. The SFC plans to start accepting applications for VASP licences in mid 2024.
AML / KYC
ESMA Recommends Use of DTI Codes for DLT Pilot Regime
12/01/2023
The DTI Foundation, a division of Etrading Software, has so far issued ISO-standard DTI codes for over a thousand of the most commonly traded digital assets.
ESG / Sustainability
ICMA, CCDC Take Stock of ESG Practices in China
10/01/2023
White paper calls for more consistent ESG-related standards, a uniform disclosure template for companies, and measures to boost foreign participation.
Capital / Liquidity
Crypto Bank Silvergate Reveals Details of Post-FTX Bank Run
10/01/2023
The bank faced $8bn in withdrawals, forcing it to sell $5.2bn in debt securities at a $718mn loss. Its stock has fallen 95% since Nov 2021.
Crypto / Digital Assets
GDF Proposes Voluntary Standards for Global Cryptoasset Market
09/01/2023
In designing the standards, the GDF has leveraged the framework and high-level principles existing in the FX Global Code.
Crypto / Digital Assets
NYAG Files Suit Against Founder of Crypto Lender Celsius
08/01/2023
NYAG says Alex Mashinsky lied about Celsius’s safety, then lost customer funds in risky investments and concealed the firm’s deteriorating financial condition.
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