Manesh Samtani
Manesh manages the news desk and serves as an editor at Regulation Asia. He covers regulatory changes across Asia Pacific that impact banking, capital markets, asset management, and financial services more generally. Manesh is a former trader and investment consultant with a degree in Finance and Banking. [email protected]
Articles by Manesh Samtani
Crypto / Digital Assets
GDF Warns ASIC Against Overregulating Digital Assets
14/03/2025
ASIC should create a dedicated regulatory framework instead of primarily lifting from existing requirements, GDF says.
Fintech / Regtech
IOSCO Proposes Recommendations to Address “Neo-broker” Risks
13/03/2025
The recommendations aim to protect retail investors by enhancing the transparency, fairness, and integrity of neo-brokers’ operations.
Crypto / Digital Assets
KSD to Launch Security Token ‘Testbed’ Platform in June
10/03/2025
Once legislative amendments are implemented, the testbed platform will be converted into an operating environment.
AML / KYC
US, EU Authorities Shut Down Russian Crypto Exchange Garantex
09/03/2025
The takedown operation came after the EU sanctioned Garantex, prompting Tether to block wallets on the platform holding more than $26mn.
Capital / Liquidity
China Confirms Plans to Inject Capital Into Banks
06/03/2025
The government’s annual work report said sovereign bonds will be used to replenish CET1 capital, among a series of plans to safeguard the financial sector.
Fintech / Regtech
Using AI in Regulatory Reporting and Change Management: Webinar Recap
06/03/2025
Panellists from Nasdaq, Standard Chartered Bank and Regional Australia Bank discussed APAC’s transition to granular data reporting.
Crypto / Digital Assets
OFAC Sanctions Iranian Administrator of Shuttered Darknet Marketplace
05/03/2025
Behrouz Parsarad was designated for contributing to the international proliferation of narcotics via his darknet marketplace, which was dismantled in 2024.
Sanctions
China Sanctions 25 US Companies in Response to Trump Tariffs
05/03/2025
15 companies added to export control list and 10 companies to “Unreliable Entity” list. Import levies on US agricultural and food products also increased.
AML / KYC
FATF Seeking Input on Techniques for Mitigating PF Risk
04/03/2025
The FATF aims to publish a report providing a comprehensive understanding of complex sanctions evasion schemes relevant to proliferation financing.
AML / KYC
US Treasury Suspends Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act
04/03/2025
The BOI reporting rule will be amended to “narrow the scope of the rule to foreign reporting companies only”. US citizens and companies won’t have to file BOI reports.
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