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
Reporting & Disclosures
MAS Finalises Sustainable Finance Taxonomy After Four Consultations
04/12/2023
The Singapore-Asia Taxonomy now provides a framework to phase-out coal-fired power plants, which MAS says is critical in APAC.
Climate Risk
IOSCO Proposes 21 Good Practices to Promote VCM Integrity
04/12/2023
The Good Practices cover regulatory frameworks, primary market issuance, secondary market trading, and use and disclosure of use of carbon credits.
Clearing & Post-Trade
RBI, BOE Agree to Cooperate on CCIL Information Exchange
03/12/2023
The BOE recognises the “primacy” of the RBI in supervising India-based CCPs and agrees to rely on home country regulation and supervision.
Trading & Investment
SGX Announces First Listings Under Shanghai ETF Link
03/12/2023
ETF listed on SGX will give investors exposure to high dividend paying Shanghai stocks. ETF listed on SSE will track Indian and Southeast Asian tech companies.
Sustainable Finance
Version 2 of ASEAN Taxonomy Affirmed by Stakeholders
03/12/2023
The ASEAN Taxonomy Board said some feedback will be incorporated in the Version that will be effective in Q1 2023, and other improvements will be rolled out later.
CBDCs
Third Phase of CBDC Project “Helvetia” Gets Underway
01/12/2023
The pilot programme allows participating banks to settle digital bonds and repo transactions against wholesale CBDC on a DvP basis.
Reporting & Disclosures
ASIC: Morningstar Pays Two ESG-related Infringement Notices
01/12/2023
Morningstar fund investors were exposed to weapons companies for “short periods of time” despite an ESG Policy that prohibited such exposures.
AI Risk & Governance
JPX to Distribute GenAI-based Stock Analysis to Investors
01/12/2023
JPXI will use AI technology from Israeli venture Bridgewise to deliver more information on TSE-listed companies to investors “than ever before”.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Security is a Key Risk for CBDCs: BIS Paper
01/12/2023
The report points to potential gaps in central banks’ internal capabilities and skills as a “key risk”.
CBDCs
More Foreign Banks Join China’s CBDC Pilot Initiative
30/11/2023
HSBC, Hang Seng Bank, Fubon Bank and Standard Chartered are participating in China’s CBDC pilot initiative.
JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER
An exclusive weekly selection of top stories from the Regulation Asia editorial team.