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
ESG / Sustainability
HKICPA Consults on Exposure Drafts to Adopt ISSB Standards
19/09/2024
The exposure drafts are open for consultation until 27 October. The standards will be finalised by end 2024 and take effect on 1 August 2025.
Fintech / Regtech
China Takes Aim at Poor Quality Mobile Banking Apps
18/09/2024
Regulators have directed FIs to improve their management of mobile app development, enhance the user experience and better protect against IT risks.
Fintech / Regtech
More Than 40 Private Sector Firms Join BIS Project Agora
17/09/2024
Seven central banks will work with more than 40 financial firms to explore how tokenisation can enhance wholesale cross-border payments.
AML / KYC
China Consults on Revisions to Anti–Money Laundering Law
17/09/2024
The revisions now include stronger protections for personal data and requirements for FIs to assess and manage risks arising from new technologies.
Securities / Derivatives
SRS Funds Processing Goes Live on Singapore’s New Funds Infrastructure
17/09/2024
The Fundnode platform aims to reduce settlement times for the Singapore funds industry from T+7 to T+2.
Enforcement
China Fines PwC $62m, Suspends Firm for Six Months
14/09/2024
PwC’s China unit helped Evergrande’s mainland flagship unit, Hengda Real Estate Group, to overstate its revenue by CNY 564 billion from 2018 to 2020.
AML / KYC
OFAC Sanctions Cambodian Tycoon for Scam Centre Operations
13/09/2024
Billionaire Ly Yong Phat was sanctioned for his role in human trafficking and human rights abuses tied to scam centre operations he controls in Cambodia.
Capital / Liquidity
UK Publishes 2nd Policy Statement on Basel III Implementation
13/09/2024
The new rules will come into force on 1 January 2026, which is six months later than was stated in the December proposal.
Market Infrastructure
Australia Introduces First Tranche of Privacy Reforms to Parliament
12/09/2024
The proposed reforms will strengthen the OAIC’s enforcement toolkit and provide the Courts new functions and capabilities to address privacy breaches.
AML / KYC
GCFFC Calls for Better Access to Global Beneficial Ownership Data
12/09/2024
In a new report, the GCFFC outlines key considerations for building technological systems to standardise the collection and publication of BO data across jurisdictions.
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