Capital Markets

The U.S. detains millions worth of solar panel products at the border; rules surrounding high-tech export controls clarified; Shanghai court strikes down VAM agreement

China will support foreign-invested enterprises to list domestically

Three Chinese companies ordered out of Canada's lithium industry; CFIUS publishes first-ever enforcement and penalty guidelines; and China’s metaverse IPO starts in Hong Kong.

Christina Lee, Wang Hang, Dr. Matthias Courvoisier and Daisy Chen of Baker McKenzie and Stella Hu of FenXun Partners highlight the requirements, framework and benefits for listing global depository receipts (GDRs) on the SIX Swiss Exchange and discuss how it differs from the London Connect.

While U.S. regulators are pushing for more transparency and audit quality of Chinese firms listing on U.S. stock exchanges, some plaintiffs firms still see high risks for investors.

In the second part of this series, Ivan Jin, Allen Liu, Bella Cao and Huppert Hu of Merits & Tree Law Offices look at the ever-expanding opportunities for cooperation between insurance companies and foreign investors amidst a complex regulatory landscape

CSRC plans to exempt foreign investors from short-term profit rules; Foshan Government vastly increases financial support for overseas IP protection; BNP Paribas gains regulatory approval from CBIRC for wealth management joint venture with Agricultural Bank of China.

In the first part of a two-part series, Ivan Jin, Allen Liu, Bella Cao and Huppert Hu of Merits & Tree Law Offices explain how foreign capital and Chinese insurance funds can aim to “dance with harmony” in China’s private equity market, as they navigate multiple regulatory and practical challenges

The U.S. Department of Defense imposes further sanctions on Chinese tech firms; Chinese chip companies denied access to U.S. technologies; Tim Hortons China secures a SPAC merger.

Insurance companies are allowed to issue open-ended capital bonds