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
Market Infrastructure
FSB Offers Policy Toolkit to Address MMF Vulnerabilities
12/10/2021
Enhancing MMF resilience will help address systemic risks and minimise the need for central bank interventions to support the sector, the FSB said.
Securities / Derivatives
HKMA, SFC Outline Expectations on Sale of ILS Products
11/10/2021
The circular follows the $30mn issuance of Hong Kong’s first catastrophe bond by Greater Bay Re, a state-sponsored special purpose vehicle.
Enforcement
FATF Re-rates China on Six Recommendations
10/10/2021
The FATF acknowledges work underway to revise China’s AML laws to bring DNFBPs into scope and set a foundation for a new beneficial ownership regime.
Market Infrastructure
Global Tax Reforms Finalised, Implementation Set for 2023
10/10/2021
Six holdouts from July including Ireland have now joined the global agreement to introduce a 15 percent minimum corporate tax rate globally.
AML / KYC
New Zealand Consults on Broad Changes to AML/CFT Act
07/10/2021
Changes being considered include the introduction of a new registration regime for all AML/CFT businesses, a licensing regime for VASPs, and direct penalties for senior managers.
Market Infrastructure
Hong Kong Announces Initiatives to Bolster Financial Hub Status
07/10/2021
Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced measures to improve the stock market listing regime and enable RMB-denominated securities in Hong Kong.
Fintech / Regtech
BIS Partners with MAS, BOE, ISDA on Data & Analytics Platform
07/10/2021
Project Ellipse explores the use of ISDA’s Common Domain Model to digitally extract, query and analyse large quantities of data in real-time for supervisory purposes.
AML / KYC
ESG Due Diligence: Setting a High Water Mark
05/10/2021
Refinitiv’s Wendy De Cruz talks to Regulation Asia about new supply chain laws reshaping industries and the challenges FIs face in enhancing due diligence practices.
AML / KYC
Pandora Papers Expose Offshore Wealth of Public Officials
05/10/2021
Some 35 current and former leaders are featured in the Pandora Papers leak, which contains 11.9 million documents from 14 offshore services firms.
Fintech / Regtech
HKMA Seeks Input on Technical Design for Retail CBDC
05/10/2021
The technical architecture proposed in a new whitepaper includes a privacy preservation arrangement that also allows for transaction traceability.
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