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
PEPs & Sanctions
UK Gov Removes Key Sanctions List Format Without Notice
08/05/2022
The XML version of the FCDO sanctions list was removed last week. XML is the key format used by large organisations to automate sanctions compliance.
Data Privacy
Data Governance Systems Need Better Consent Mechanisms: BIS
06/05/2022
Personal data is being aggregated and exploited, without the resulting benefits being passed on to consumers and businesses generating the data.
Credit Risk
Hong Kong Banks Barred from Suing Defaulting Landlords
05/05/2022
For 3 months, lenders may not take action against landlords who default on secured loans as a result of a rental enforcement moratorium being imposed in Hong Kong.
PEPs & Sanctions
EU Set to Propose Sixth Sanctions Package Against Russia
04/05/2022
The new measures include a possible phased-in embargo on buying Russian oil and EU sanctions against Sberbank, with Germany’s backing.
Trading & Investment
CSRC Launches Campaign to Expand Public Funds Market
03/05/2022
Banks, insurers, brokers and foreign FIs are urged to establish licensed fund management companies. Fund investment channels will be expanded and operational rules relaxed.
Cybersecurity
India: CERT-In Includes Crypto Firms in New Directions
03/05/2022
The directions require crypto exchanges, custodians and wallet providers in India to retain KYC information for five years and report cyber incidents to CERT-In.
Anti-Money Laundering
MAS Issues Guidance on Uplifting Name Screening Systems
30/04/2022
MAS observed an overreliance on system vendors to set the screening parameters. Most FIs did not enquire about or assess vendors’ information sources.
Cryptocurrency
SFC Grants In-principle Approval to HashKey Crypto Platform
30/04/2022
HashKey’s platform will offer trading, brokerage and automated trading services for cryptocurrencies, virtual commodities, stablecoins and security tokens.
Capital Adequacy
BOE’s Woods Proposes Simplified Bank Capital Framework
28/04/2022
The hypothetical framework would replace the current set of buffers with a “single, releasable buffer of common equity”, sitting on top of a low minimum requirement.
Climate Risk
Malaysia Advances Work on Financial Sector Sustainability
28/04/2022
A new report was released assessing current sustainability practices at FIs. Work has commenced to develop a climate disclosure guide for businesses.
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