China-U.S. trade war further escalates with latest retaliatory tariff hikes from both sides; Chinese outbound M&A continues downward spiral amid trade war and heightened regulatory scrutiny; Goldman Sachs set to take majority control of Chinese securities JV; and Beijing to trial foreign investment in VPN services by the end of the year
China allows banks to trade bonds on stock exchanges
Zhou Xuan and Li Shi of Jingtian & Gongcheng highlight provisions of the third draft of the amendments to the Securities Law and discuss this history, current application and future trend of the delisting mechanism for China's stock exchanges
The CSRC simplifies information disclosure requirements for public funds
China has unveiled 11 measures to open up the country's financial sector and scrap foreign shareholding caps in most financial sectors in a bid to bolster and stabilize growth.
Following on the success of the Stock Connect program, China and the U.K. are now planning a Bond Connect scheme; China eases immigration rules to attract more foreign talents; and Ping An’s Lufax platform is rumored to be quitting P2P lending.
The CBIRC will tighten regulations on China’s cash management products; increased government oversight of Chinese schooling has hit the share price of several Hong Kong-listed tutoring companies; and China’s State Council plans to adopt more fiscal, and tax- and tariff-reduction measures to maintain stability in its international trade.
New court interpretations and a series of court cases with stiff sentences reflect Chinese authorities' determination to bring insider trading to heel.
The National Negative List relaxes foreign investment in mining, telecommunications, utilities, cinemas and water transport
The FTZ Negative List further opens the printing sector
