Capital Markets

• Shanghai Stock Exchange, Guidelines on Internal Controls of Listed Companies

  上海证券交易所上市公司内部控制指引

  Promulgated: June 5 2006Effective: July 1 2006Interpreting authority: Shanghai Stock ExchangeApplicability: The term "internal controls" refers to the…

  September 02, 2006

• New brokerage rules give strict risk controls

  The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has issued new regulations that will require China's securities companies to keep their capital provisions,…

  September 02, 2006

• Ministry of Commerce, Supplementary Provisions on the Investment in, and Establishment of, Companies with an Investment Nature by Foreign Investors

  商务部关于外商投资举办投资性公司的补充规定

  Promulgated: May 26 2006Effective: July 1 2006Main contents: The Supplementary Provisions allow companies with an investment nature to make strategic investments…

  September 02, 2006

• CEPA IV: Headlines and Fine Print

  The fourth phase of the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) between Hong Kong and the PRC made headline news that trade between the two sides would be further liberalized. But is Hong Kong really given that much of a head-start?

  September 02, 2006

• Supplementary Provisions on the Investment in, and Establishment of, Companies with an Investment Nature by Foreign Investors

  关于外商投资举办投资性公司的补充规定

  The Supplementary Provisions relaxes pre-requisite for foreign investment in the PRC, eligibility of investment companies being recognized as regional headquarters and foreign exchange control procedures.

  September 02, 2006

• Circular on Matters Relevant to the Entry by Foreign-invested Banks into the Market for the Provision of Overseas Financial Management Services and Custodian Services on Behalf of Customers

  关于外资银行代客境外理财业务和托管业务市场准入事项的通知

  This Circular provides implementing procedures to the earlier issued Tentative Measures for the Administration of Overseas Financial Management Services Offered by Commercial Banks on Behalf of Customers.

  September 02, 2006

• China securities regulator approves two new IPOs

  After about three weeks of not taking initial public offering (IPO) proposals, the official Xinhua news agency reports that the China Securities Regulatory…

  September 01, 2006

• Case Study: Minority Acquisition of a Listed State-owned Enterprise in China

  Listed state-owned enterprises (SOEs) present strategic foreign investors with attractive investment opportunities, as they seem to have a pricing advantage and better corporate governance compared with domestic private companies. However, what challenges are involved in acquiring a minority stake in a listed SOE?

  September 01, 2006

• New brokerage rules give strict risk controls

  The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has issued new regulations that will require China's securities companies to keep their capital provisions,…

  September 01, 2006

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Measures for the Administration of Initial Public Offerings of Shares and the Listing Thereof

  中国证券监督管理委员会首次公开发行股票并上市管理办法

  Promulgated: May 17 2006Effective: May 18 2006Main contents: The Measures comprise:Part One: General ProvisionsPart Two: Offering ConditionsPart Three:…

  July 02, 2006