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

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    Structural Regulation

    China Puts Forward Tighter Regulations for Stock Market

    15/04/2024

    The rules will tighten listing requirements, speed up delisting of problem firms, and enhance supervision of programme trading.

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    AI Risk & Governance

    IOSCO Establishes New Workstreams on AI, Tokenisation

    15/04/2024

    New workstreams on green finance and credit default swaps will also be created, according to IOSCO’s updated work plan for 2024.

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    Climate Risk

    SBTi Policy Decision Prompts Backlash from Staff, Advisers

    12/04/2024

    SBTi announced its intention to allow the use of carbon credits to tackle Scope 3 emissions. Staff and technical advisers are demanding a reversal of the new policy.

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    AI Risk & Governance

    CFTC Subcommittee to Advance Work on AI Regulation

    12/04/2024

    MRAC subcommittee will initially focus on obtaining a better understanding of how CFTC registrants are using AI to conduct regulated activities.

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    Cybersecurity

    Financial Sector “Highly Exposed” to Cyber Risks, IMF Warns

    11/04/2024

    This is the first time the IMF has assessed cybersecurity in its Global Financial Stability Report, which says cyber policy frameworks are “inadequate”.

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    Stablecoins

    BIS Paper Calls for Global Consistency in Stablecoin Regulation

    11/04/2024

    Despite commonalities in the regulatory efforts across jurisdictions, the regulatory landscape remains “diverse and fragmented”, the paper says.

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    PEPs & Sanctions

    US Treasury Official Calls for Expanded Tools to Target Crypto

    10/04/2024

    Without Congressional action, the use of virtual assets by terrorists, ransomware actors and rogue nations will only grow, said Wally Adeyemo.

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    Emerging Prudential Risks

    US Treasury and PBOC to Conduct Joint Financial Shock Exercises

    09/04/2024

    The exercises will help establish lines of communication between US and Chinese regulators and identify areas of potential cross-border contagion and other risks.

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    Tokenisation

    ESMA Calls on EU Commission to Clarify Aspects of DLT Pilot Regime

    08/04/2024

    Four applications have been received and eight others are expected in 2024, but no authorisations have been granted under the Regime.

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    Tokenisation

    New BIS Project Seeks Overhaul of Global Payment System

    04/04/2024

    Seven central banks will develop common infrastructure that can accommodate tokenised versions of wholesale central bank money and commercial bank deposits.

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