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
AML / KYC
Singapore Passes Amendments to Accountants Act
06/10/2022
ACRA is empowered to conduct inspections on accounting entities, compel them to remediate lapses identified, and impose sanctions when necessary.
ESG / Sustainability
ISSB Adoption in Hong Kong Will Have Global Significance: SFC
06/10/2022
The SFC is working with HKEX to develop a regulatory framework for listed company climate-related disclosures “based on the ISSB standards”.
Crypto / Digital Assets
European Council Approves Final MiCA Legislation
06/10/2022
The next step before MiCA is formally adopted is for the European Parliament to vote on the proposal on Monday.
Market Infrastructure
New Regulatory Regime for Hong Kong Auditors Takes Effect
04/10/2022
The AFRC can subject auditors who commit misconduct to penalties up to HKD 10 million, or three times profit gained, whichever is higher.
ESG / Sustainability
BSP Issues Guidance for Banks on E&S Risk Management
04/10/2022
Banks must develop ESRM systems that assess environmental and social risks arising from their operations, products, services, transactions, activities, and operating environment.
Capital / Liquidity
US Regulators Call for New Laws for Crypto, Stablecoins
04/10/2022
FSOC report calls for legislation to establish stablecoin regulation, supervisory authority over crypto asset entities, and rulemaking authority over crypto-asset spot markets.
Big Picture
BIS Paper Offers Options for Regulating Big Tech
04/10/2022
One option is to group financial activities into a dedicated subgroup under an FHC structure. A second is to create a new regulatory category for big tech financial groups.
Capital / Liquidity
BCBS Cryptoasset Treatment Will Hinder Innovation: JBA
04/10/2022
Japan Bankers Association says the proposed infrastructure risk add-on will discourage banks from developing new DLT businesses.
AML / KYC
US, UK, Canada, Australia Announce More Russia Sanctions
03/10/2022
The sanctions are a response to Putin’s attempt to annex four regions of Ukraine, after holding referendums that have been denounced as illegal and coercive.
AML / KYC
HKMA Publishes Initial Observations from AMLab Series
02/10/2022
The HKMA plans to run a network analytics-themed AMLab again later this year to give more banks an opportunity to take part.
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