Banking and Finance Laws

Liquidity management is the core requirement for issuance of short-term commercial paper by securities companies

Mini vandePol, Gerald Lam and Andrea Kan of Baker McKenzie and Vivian Wu of FenXun Partners set out the framework of the various U.S. and PRC sanction regimes, and discuss best practices for financial institutions to consider and implement

MEE issues carbon trading rules ahead of national market launch; PBOC expands ban on financial institutions providing crypto-related services; and CAC identifies 105 mobile applications for personal information collection violations

New rules are set out for banking and insurance permits

CAC issues draft rules tightening data security and privacy protection in auto industry; PCAOB releases proposed framework to implement delisting law; and BlackRock approved to begin operating majority-owned wealth management JV

Foreign banks are exempted from risk exposure requirements

European Commission releases draft regulation tightening requirements on foreign state-backed investors; Mainland-Hong Kong wealth link imminent following release of implementation rules; and Shanghai to trial first-ever options contract available to foreign investors

Operators of critical information infrastructure bear heightened counter-espionage security obligations

China failing to protect U.S. companies' IP according to USTR report; French banking giant BNP Paribas applies for securities business; and PRC Futures Law submitted to NPCSC for first reading