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 Risk
Getting Your Hands Dirty with IBOR Transition
03/05/2021
Specialists from Bloomberg, Standard Chartered Bank, ING Bank and Clifford Chance discuss IBOR transition challenges and how to address them.
Climate Risk
BNM Finalises ‘Climate Change and Principle-based Taxonomy’
03/05/2021
The document introduces a progressive system of transition categories to acknowledge concrete efforts and commitments by businesses to adopt sustainable practices.
Anti-Money Laundering
Data Analytics Becoming Embedded at Singapore FIs
02/05/2021
The increased use of data analytics and digital processes has led to increased AML/CFT effectiveness, according to Assistant Managing Director Ms Loo Siew Yee.
Structural Regulation
China Regulators Order Tech Firms to Rectify Violations
02/05/2021
Thirteen tech firms including Tencent, ByteDance and Baidu’s fintech arm are directed to correct regulatory violations in their financial services businesses.
Anti-Money Laundering
FATF Publishes New Zealand Mutual Evaluation Report
30/04/2021
Of the 40 recommendations, New Zealand is ‘Compliant’ on 8, ‘Largely Compliant’ on 20, and ‘Partially Compliant’ on 12.
Payments & Settlements
Singapore, Thailand Launch Real-time Payment Link
29/04/2021
The participating banks include DBS, OCBC, UOB, Bangkok Bank, Kasikornbank, Krung Thai Bank and Siam Commercial Bank.
Trading & Investment
SFC Set to Deploy Data Analytics in Broker Inspections
29/04/2021
High volume brokers were asked in 2019 to adopt new data standards to enable more timely data submissions to regulators when requested.
Credit Risk
ICBC Extends Loan to Huarong to Pay Offshore Bond
29/04/2021
The CBIRC had asked banks not to withhold loans from Huarong for at least six months, to help the company refinance its debt.
Payments & Settlements
DBS, JP Morgan, Temasek Team Up on Cross-border Payments
28/04/2021
An open platform will be developed to enable real-time cross-border multi-currency payments, trade finance, foreign exchange and DVP securities settlements.
PEPs & Sanctions
UK Establishes New Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regime
28/04/2021
The UK has made its first 22 designations under the new regime, including individuals in Russia, South Africa, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala and South Sudan.
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