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
Capital / Liquidity
HKMA Confirms Plans to Simplify Three-Tier Banking System
06/08/2024
Deposit-taking companies will have a five-year transition period to meet a HK$100mn capital requirement, compared to HK$25mn.
Crypto / Digital Assets
South Korea’s Top Financial Regulator Gets New Chairman
05/08/2024
The FSC’s new chairman, Kim Byoung Hwan, has set out his key areas of focus to ensure financial market stability in Korea.
Securities / Derivatives
CFTC Revokes US Trading Permissions for TAIEX Futures
04/08/2024
TSMC’s heavy TAIEX weighting means the index no longer meets the definition of a broad-based security index.
Securities / Derivatives
Stock Connect: 2nd Phase of Market Data Changes Set to Take Effect
03/08/2024
Investors participating in Stock Connect from Hong Kong will no longer be able to calculate net flows at the end of each trading day.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Montenegro Confirms Decision to Extradite Do Kwon to Korea
02/08/2024
The decision, which is legally binding, comes after 16 months of extradition proceedings involving competing requests from the US and South Korea.
Enforcement
US DOJ Launches Whistleblower Awards Pilot Programme
02/08/2024
Whistleblower awards can be up to 30% of the first $100mn in assets forfeited and up to 5% of those between $100-500mn.
AML / KYC
China Proposes to Introduce National Cyberspace IDs
01/08/2024
Cyberspace IDs would minimise the collection of personal information by internet platforms, the MPS and CAC said.
AML / KYC
Details Revealed on Chinese Scam Operated from Isle of Man
01/08/2024
The case is the first known where Chinese nationals operated a pig-butchering scam from a Western country to con victims in China.
Crypto / Digital Assets
BIS Develops Prototype Monitoring Platform for Stablecoins
01/08/2024
The Pyxtrial platform provides near real time data about stablecoins’ balance sheets, enabling a more efficient and responsive monitoring process for supervisors.
Enforcement
UK Supreme Court Agrees to Hear LIBOR Rigging Appeals
31/07/2024
Former traders Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo allowed to appeal convictions for interest rate rigging at the UK’s highest court.
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