Capital Markets

EU targets modern slavery; Chinese companies raise more funds from SIX than NYSE; and Beijing seeks to retain foreign trade and investment

Four Chinese companies have listed on the Swiss Exchange in recent months and a host of law firms have benefited. More such IPOs are in the pipeline, but will interest in European listings last?

The U.S. is expected to formalize a ban on semiconductor export to China; Greater use of concealment techniques in securities fraud cases; ByteDance

Shanghai issues rules to clarify appraisal of SOE-invested PE fund units.

Lawyers also say U.S.-China trade tensions could be further damaged by "reverse CFIUS," a proposed law under which the U.S. government could prohibit investments into China it deems a threat to certain domestic capabilities.

PCAOB and Beijing reach audit agreement to prevent mass delisting; U.S.-China merger abandoned following U.S. antitrust investigation; new compliance rules for wealth management companies

Loan prime rates slightly lowered; 3-year development blueprint for the Lingang Free Trade Zone unveiled; New rules on exercise of administrative discretion

CSRC sets forth disclosure requirements for listed pharma companies.

CFIUS publishes data from 2021; Autonomous vehicles can be driven in simple and controlled conditions; Trust firms' loans to real estate sector audited

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