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
ESG / Sustainability
SFC Sets Expectations on Due Diligence on ESG Service Providers
26/11/2024
Asset managers should “reasonably understand the ESG products provided by the third-party ESG service providers”.
Securities / Derivatives
IOSCO Publishes Results from Review of Derivatives Market Regulation
26/11/2024
The review highlighted challenges jurisdictions have faced in implementing key principles for regulating and supervising derivatives markets.
Securities / Derivatives
Hong Kong Connectivity With Mainland Set to Increase
25/11/2024
China Vice-Premier He Lifeng, CSRC Chairman Wu Qing and HKMA Chief Eddie Yue discussed new initiatives at the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit.
Securities / Derivatives
IOSCO Proposes Measures to Tackle Pre-Hedging Risks
23/11/2024
IOSCO proposes recommendations to guide regulators in determining acceptable pre-hedging practices and managing the associated conduct risks effectively.
Big Picture
Compensation Must Be Aligned with Prudent Risk-Taking: FSB
22/11/2024
New FSB report identifies legal and regulatory challenges associated with the use of compensation tools to promote prudent risk taking.
Capital / Liquidity
HKMA Shares Good Practices to Support Basel III Implementation
22/11/2024
The HKMA encourages banks to maintain their momentum as the 1 January 2025 implementation date for certain aspects of Basel III approaches.
Sanctions
EU, UK Target Iran Shipping, Aviation With New Sanctions
20/11/2024
The sanctions aim to curb Iran’s ability to facilitate drone, missile, and military technology transfers to aid Russia in its war in Ukraine.
Fintech / Regtech
BIS Launches GenAI Project to Improve ‘Inflation Nowcasting’
20/11/2024
Project Spectrum will use GenAI to automatically categorise billions of individual product descriptions and price observations to improve inflation nowcasting.
Securities / Derivatives
CSRC Issues New Market Value Management Guidelines
20/11/2024
The guidelines require companies trading below their net asset value for 12 months to formulate and disclose a valuation improvement plan.
Market Infrastructure
ESMA Proposes 11 October 2027 for Migration to T+1 Settlement
19/11/2024
ESMA says 11 October 2027 is the optimal date for the transition, and that it must be coordinated with other jurisdictions in Europe.
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