Manesh Samtani
Manesh manages the news desk and serves as an editor at Regulation Asia. He covers regulatory changes across Asia Pacific that impact banking, capital markets, asset management, and financial services more generally. Manesh is a former trader and investment consultant with a degree in Finance and Banking. manesh@regulationasia.com
Articles by Manesh Samtani
Crypto / Digital Assets
SFC Permits VATPs to Offer Crypto Staking Services to Clients
07/04/2025
VATPs can provide staking as a service to clients, including retail clients. SFC-authorised virtual asset funds can also stake virtual asset holdings.
Fintech / Regtech
Asian Central Banks to Jointly Establish Multilateral Payments Scheme
07/04/2025
RBI, BNM, BSP, MAS and BOT aim to make the Nexus platform a scalable multilateral model for connecting instant payment systems globally.
ESG / Sustainability
China Issues First Ever Sovereign Green Bond in London
06/04/2025
The issuance is being called a “milestone” and “landmark event”, with total subscriptions hitting around 6.9 times the issuance value.
Sanctions
OFSI Publishes Threat Assessment for Legal Services Sector
06/04/2025
OFSI says it is “highly likely” that trust and company service providers have not self-disclosed all suspected sanctions breaches.
Fintech / Regtech
BIS Launches Project to Develop AI Tools for Regulators
04/04/2025
Project AISE aims to provide supervisors with AI-powered tools to enhance on-site supervision, streamline research tasks and strengthen decision-making.
Capital / Liquidity
China Further Streamlines Policy for Multi-Currency Cash Pooling Pilot
04/04/2025
A unified policy framework is proposed to streamline and enhance the management of cross-border cash pooling for multinational corporations.
Securities / Derivatives
China Revises Securities Issuance and Underwriting Regulations
04/04/2025
The changes will make it easier for bank wealth management products and insurance asset management products to subscribe to IPOs.
Sanctions
OFAC Sanctions Two More Iran-Linked Circumvention Networks
04/04/2025
A China-based motor manufacturer and a Hong Kong-based ship operator were included in the sanctions.
Capital / Liquidity
Taiwan Securities Firms Gain Flexibility to Establish Simplified Branches
03/04/2025
Simplified branches would primarily focus on non-brokerage services such as wealth management, account opening, and client advisory services
Capital / Liquidity
Initial Margin Rules for OTC Derivatives Take Effect in India
02/04/2025
The IM and VM rules were initially meant to come into force at the same time, but implementation of the IM rules was deferred last November.
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