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
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
Crypto / Digital Assets
Hong Kong SFC Grants Two New Crypto Licences
30/01/2025
The licences were granted to YAX, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tiger Brokers, and Panthertrade, a subsidiary of Futu Holdings.
Securities / Derivatives
CSRC to Promote Development of Index Investment Products
30/01/2025
The CSRC will establish a fast-track registration mechanism for registering stock ETFs and expand cross-border ETF connectivity
Securities / Derivatives
China Grants Three Insurance Firms Approval for Stock Investments
29/01/2025
The insurance firms received NFRA approval to participate in a pilot programme to invest CNY 52 billion in the stock market
Market Infrastructure
GFXC Issues Revised FX Global Code to Improve Transparency
28/01/2025
The revisions promote transparency around the sharing of client-generated data and provide further guidance on controlling FX settlement risk
Securities / Derivatives
FSC Korea to Amend Stock Market Listing and Delisting Rules
28/01/2025
The reforms are aimed at improving the quality of listed companies, and ensuring underperforming companies are removed more quickly.
China Takes Steps Towards State Rescue of Ailing Developer
28/01/2025
Two executives of China Vanke have stepped down. Several others are being brought in from other state-owned firms.
Securities / Derivatives
China Invites Foreign FIs to Test New Financial Products in FTZs
28/01/2025
Approvals to establish banking, insurance, securities, futures, or fund management subsidiaries in the FTZs will take a maximum 120 days.
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