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
Market Abuse
US SEC Charges Virtu For Not Protecting Confidential Customer Data
13/09/2023
Virtu describes the lawsuit as retaliation for the company’s public criticism of the SEC’s market structure rule proposals.
Tokenisation
MUFG Tokenisation Platform Elevated to National Infrastructure in Japan
13/09/2023
Progmat Inc will be jointly owned by JPX and seven other companies including the major Japanese banks, and work to advance the development of the country’s digital asset market.
Anti-Money Laundering
APG Releases Mutual Evaluation Report for Nepal
12/09/2023
Nepal’s AML/CFT regime has undergone significant reform since its 2011 mutual evaluation, however further legislative amendments are needed.
Cryptocurrency
G20 Endorses Crypto Regulatory Roadmap, India Unlikely to Impose Ban
12/09/2023
The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors will meet again next month to take the IMF-FSB crypto regulatory roadmap forward.
Trading & Investment
New Study Explores Feasibility of AXI, FXI Indices for Japan
11/09/2023
The study assessed the feasibility of Japanese versions of the FXI and AXI indices, concluding that they can coexist with TONA and TORF.
Cryptocurrency
CFTC Commissioner Urges Creation of Crypto Regulatory Sandbox
10/09/2023
CFTC commissioner Caroline Pham said creating a pilot programme will enable the safe exploration of innovations involving crypto, digital assets, and tokenisation.
DeFi & Web3
DeFi Unlikely to Be Used for Real-world Assets: BIS Paper
10/09/2023
BIS paper examines the problems associated with oracles, which collect and disseminate data for use in DeFi smart contracts.
Cryptocurrency
UK FCA Issues Guidance on New Crypto Advertising Rules
10/09/2023
The FCA is “concerned” about crypto firms that have not engaged with it on the new advertising rules, which come into force next month.
DeFi & Web3
IOSCO Proposes Global Approach to Address DeFi Risks
08/09/2023
The recommendations are predicated on the need to identify “responsible persons”, regardless of the operating model of the DeFi arrangement.
Cryptocurrency
FSB, IMF Publish Global Regulatory Roadmap for Crypto
08/09/2023
The joint report says comprehensive regulatory and supervisory oversight of crypto-assets should be a baseline to address macroeconomic and financial stability risks.
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