Capital Markets

Catherine Chen of Zhong Lun Law Firm discusses the recent developments affectingChina's investment fund schemes and private investment funds, the key compliancerequirements when advising on investment funds, how China's opening up of its financialmarkets affects hedge fund investment and the outlook for investment funds in 2019 中伦律师事务所的陈芳律师讨论了影响中国投资基金体系特别是私募投资基金的最新发展，提供投资基金法律服务时的主要合规要求，中国开放金融市场如何影响对冲基金投资，以及投资基金在2019年的前景

Listed companies are encouraged to buy back their shares

Institutional investors are encouraged to participate in corporate governance

Foreign investors are offered tax exemption for bond investments

Foreign investors are encouraged to engage in debt-for-equity swaps

Local government bonds are offered to individual investors

Insurance capital may be invested to alleviate liquidity risks of listed companies

Shanghai-London Stock Connect comes closer to launch

Futures companies are now opened to foreign investors