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
Cryptocurrency
Hong Kong Launches Asia’s First Spot Crypto ETFs
30/04/2024
ChinaAMC, Harvest Global Investments, and Bosera Asset Management each listed a spot Bitcoin ETF and a spot Ether ETF.
Data Privacy
Hong Kong Working on Proposals to Amend Privacy Law
30/04/2024
The amendments will include the introduction of a mandatory personal data breach notification mechanism.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
US Ban on Non-Competes Has Financial Industry Worried
29/04/2024
The FTC announced a ban on non-compete clauses last week, prompting concerns over employee lawsuits and theft of trade secrets.
Anti-Money Laundering
HKMA Seeking to Identify Next Areas of Focus in AML Regtech
29/04/2024
HKMA is inviting professional firms to recommend AML Regtech use cases where adoption rates can be targeted for increase over the next two years.
Anti-Money Laundering
GCFFC Estimates Human Trafficking Proceeds at $498b for 2024
28/04/2024
APAC has the most human trafficking victims compared to other regions, including in terms of forced criminality, forced marriages, and sexual exploitation.
Market Abuse
Korea Reveals Details on Naked Short Selling Detection System
27/04/2024
Korea’s short-selling ban is unlikely to be lifted until after the new system is established, which is expected to take at least a year.
Credit Risk
Revised BCBS Standards on Banking Supervision Take Effect
27/04/2024
BCBS will also publish new proposed guidelines for banks in the coming week on counterparty credit risk management.
AI Risk & Governance
CFTC AI Rules Should Focus on Use Cases, Not Technology: FIA
25/04/2024
FIA and other industry bodies say the focus should be on “the application of the technology within the context of a particular use case, not the technology as a whole”.
AI Risk & Governance
UK FCA Outlines Plans for Big Tech, Artificial Intelligence
24/04/2024
The FCA will work with Big Tech firms to examine the value their data can bring to retail financial markets, with a view to potentially incentivising more data sharing.
Tokenisation
BIS Outlines Vision for Future Financial System, Called “Finternet”
23/04/2024
The “Finternet” would enable multiple financial ecosystems to interconnect with each other, like the internet, using technologies such as tokenisation and unified ledgers.
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