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
Market Infrastructure
US, Hong Kong Cut Rates for the First Time in Four Years
19/09/2024
The last time the US Federal Reserve and HKMA lowered their benchmark interest rates was during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
Market Infrastructure
ASIC Publishes Guidance on New Derivatives Reporting Regime
19/09/2024
The guidance is intended to help reporting entities understand how to comply with the new reporting obligations which take effect on 21 October 2024.
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.
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