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
Malaysian FIs to Pilot Implementation of Climate Risk Taxonomy
16/09/2020
This month, 12 financial institutions will commence a pilot to implement a principles-based taxonomy for classifying climate risk, one of a number of initiatives to build climate resilience.
Enforcement
SFC Bans Sponsor Principal for 20 Months Over 2017 IPO Application
16/09/2020
Former Yi Shun Da Capital CEO breached the code of conduct and sponsor guidelines in his work on the listing application of Imperial Sierra Group in 2017.
Big Picture
Cross-border Real Estate Investors Raise APAC Financial Stability Risk
16/09/2020
Global investors amplify volatility in commercial real estate markets, a phenomenon that has been pronounced during the Covid-19 shock, the BIS says.
ESG / Sustainability
New Zealand to Introduce Mandatory Climate Risk Reporting
15/09/2020
If approved by Parliament, the new comply-or-explain climate risk disclosure regime could come into effect in 2023 at the earliest.
Market Infrastructure
BOT Expects Limited Impact from Transition to THOR
15/09/2020
BOT has asked all commercial banks to form working groups to prepare for the changes, saying it will follow up to assess transition progress.
Enforcement
Korea to Strengthen Penalties for Naked Short Selling
15/09/2020
Under a new bill, unauthorised short selling can be punished criminally, in addition to a penalty up to 300% of profits obtained or losses avoided through the short selling.
AML / KYC
Leveraging Data & Tech in Financial Crime Compliance
14/09/2020
The pandemic has been an agent for accelerated change in operational and frontline functions. Financial crime compliance teams need to get in on the act.
Enforcement
SFC Issues Statement on Alleged Manipulation of Next Digital Shares
14/09/2020
The SFC does not explicitly say whether it is investigating Next Digital trading activity or whether a request for assistance was received from police ahead of last week’s arrests.
Fintech / Regtech
HSBC to Scrap More Fees for Hong Kong Retail Customers
13/09/2020
A recent sequence of measures to shift to lower-cost, digital-first services for SME and retail customers is largely seen as a response competition from the new virtual banks.
ESG / Sustainability
CFTC Report Warns of Systemic Risks from Climate Change
10/09/2020
The report calls on financial regulators to move “urgently and decisively” to measure, understand, and address the risks climate change poses to the US financial system.
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