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
Securities / Derivatives
Korea to Formalise Regulations for Fractional Investment Platforms
05/02/2025
Additional regulatory revisions will add ETFs and ETNs to the list of tradable instruments on ATS, and implement improvements to the IPO underwriting process
Sanctions
China Announces Retaliatory Tariffs and New Export Controls
04/02/2025
China announced retaliatory tariffs, new export controls, an investigation into Google, and added 2 US firms to its “unreliable entities” list.
Enforcement
ASIC Commences Investigation into Dec 2024 Market Disruption
04/02/2025
The investigation is looking into whether the market disruption at ASX constituted a breach of its obligations as a CS facility licensee.
Capital / Liquidity
Singapore Banks Well Prepared for Fully Phased-In Basel III Regime
03/02/2025
Analysis from Bloomberg Intelligence shows that Singapore’s major banks face contained capital pressure under the final Basel III rules
Sanctions
US Uses Sanctions Law to Impose Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China
03/02/2025
Canada and Mexico will impose retaliatory tariffs against the US. China also said it would take “countermeasures”.
Fintech / Regtech
HKMA Develops AI-Powered Sentiment Tracker for Mainland Property Market
03/02/2025
The GenAI-driven sentiment index, which uses Chinese social media data, is able to act as a leading indicator for Mainland property sales
AML / KYC
BOT Announces Enhanced Measures to Address Mule Accounts
02/02/2025
The BOT also said it supports a recently approved emergency decree amendment that will establish a shared responsibility framework for FIs, telcos and users.
Securities / Derivatives
FMSB Publishes Standard for Sharing Standard Settlement Instructions
02/02/2025
The Standard aims to address operational risks caused by incorrect or missing SSIs, one of the biggest causes of settlement fails.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Announces Largest Liquidity Injection Since Pandemic
31/01/2025
The new measures are aimed at addressing a INR 3 trillion liquidity shortfall caused by the RBI’s own intervention in the FX markets
Enforcement
US Suspects Sanctions Circumvention by Chinese AI Firm DeepSeek
31/01/2025
US authorities investigating whether Deepseek bypassed US export controls and whether Singapore served as an intermediary for restricted Nvidia chip shipments
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