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
GCFFC Calls for Action on Beneficial Ownership Data
26/08/2021
Beneficial ownership data should be structured and interoperable, collated in a central register, and accessible to all actors fighting financial crime.
Market Infrastructure
BIS, HKMA to Build Digital Infrastructure for Green Investment
25/08/2021
BIS Innovation Hub, HKMA and private sector firms will tokenise green bonds to facilitate investment in and improve the transparency of green projects.
Market Infrastructure
GFXC Calls for Greater Transparency in Global FX Market
24/08/2021
The GFXC is providing templates for disclosures on algo due diligence and TCA data, as well as disclosure cover sheets for liquidity providers and electronic trading platforms.
ESG / Sustainability
SFC Finalises Climate Risk Requirements for Fund Managers
22/08/2021
Fund managers have 12-15 months to comply with the requirements, which cover governance, investment management, risk management and disclosure.
Market Infrastructure
China Passes New Personal Data Protection Law
22/08/2021
The law establishes a set of rules for the collection, processing and protection of personal information, effective from 1 November.
Market Infrastructure
FSS Korea Launches Probe into Electronic Payment Providers
20/08/2021
The probe is a response to a growing scandal involving a local gift card provider, which offered users of its app large discounts and then changed its terms.
Market Infrastructure
ATO Consults on Tax Implications of IBOR Reform
20/08/2021
The ATO has set out in a discussion paper the most common tax consequences that may arise from the transition from LIBOR to RFRs.
Market Infrastructure
HKMA Sets Conditions for Issuing New USD LIBOR Contracts
20/08/2021
In the fourth quarter, the frequency at which banks have to report data to the HKMA will also increase from quarterly to monthly, with a simplified reporting template.
AML / KYC
Philippine President to Prioritise Bill to Ease Bank Secrecy Rules
20/08/2021
The BSP welcomed the move, saying the bill will provide the central bank tools to investigate illegal activity and improve the safety of the banking system.
Market Infrastructure
China Huarong Announces Bailout from State-owned Enterprises
19/08/2021
Huarong will issue new shares to Citic Group, China Insurance Investment, China Life Asset Management, China Cinda Asset Management and Sino-Ocean Capital Holding.
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