Manesh Samtani
Manesh Samtani is Editor at Regulation Asia, where he leads the editorial and research teams from Hong Kong. His work examines how regulatory change and technology are reshaping banking and financial markets, with a particular focus on digital assets, financial crime and sanctions. Manesh is a former securities industry practitioner and holds a bachelor's degree in finance and banking. [email protected]
Articles by Manesh Samtani
Anti-Money Laundering
Singapore Publishes Money Laundering Risk Assessment
21/06/2024
Banking is Singapore’s highest risk sector. A key ML threat is cyber-enabled fraud, typically orchestrated by criminal syndicates located overseas.
Market Data & Technology
KRX Forms Task Force to Improve Preparedness for Market Outage
20/06/2024
The task force was formed in response to the technical issue that occurred earlier this month at the NYSE, which caused stock prices to drop unexpectedly.
Cryptocurrency
EBA Delivers Final Batch of MiCA Technical Standards
19/06/2024
14 technical standards and 3 guidelines have been finalised and published, completing EBA’s delivery of technical standards under the MiCA regime.
Structural Regulation
Japan FSA Working to Enhance Transparency of Shareholders
19/06/2024
Custodians typically exercise voting rights based on instructions from beneficial shareholders, but it is often difficult to identify who those shareholders are.
PEPs & Sanctions
HSBC Breached AML Obligations in Switzerland: FINMA
19/06/2024
HSBC’s Swiss private banking unit is prohibited from onboarding new PEPs until an auditor has confirmed its compliance with FINMA’s orders.
Market Abuse
CFTC Settles Charges Against Trafigura for $55m
18/06/2024
This is the first time the CFTC has taken action against a firm for impeding whistleblower communications, a move being criticised by two commissioners.
Anti-Money Laundering
Japan to Tighten AML Controls to Target Organised Crime
18/06/2024
Prompted by a $444mn money laundering case, Japanese regulators will ask banks to do more to detect criminal abuse of accounts.
Anti-Money Laundering
RUSI Identifies Typologies of Abuse of FATF Standards
17/06/2024
RUSI identifies five major ways the FATF standards can be weaponised by authoritarian regimes to crack down on dissent and activism.
AI Risk & Governance
HK PCPD Issues Personal Data Protection Framework for AI
14/06/2024
The new model framework offers recommendations on AI governance, risk management, and personal data security, among other areas.
Structural Regulation
HKEX Lists First Specialist Tech Firm Under Chapter 18C Regime
14/06/2024
HKEX established the Chapter 18C listing regime last year to support fundraising by innovative technology firms.
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