Capital Markets

• People's Bank of China Announcement [2009] No.1

  中国人民银行公告〔2009〕第1号

  Restriction on the size of bond offerings on the interbank bond market lifted.

  February 09, 2009

• PRC-listed companies face new cash dividend requirements

  Grant Chen and Zhengyi ZhangLlinks Law [email protected], [email protected] of cash dividends is one of the most important…

  February 09, 2009

• PRC companies' acquisition of shares in Singapore-listed companies

  Ch'ng Li-Ling and Li Jing [email protected], [email protected] article highlights some issues that relevant parties should…

  February 09, 2009

• Ministry of Commerce, Circular on Issues Relevant to the Conversion of Unlisted Foreign Investment Shares of Foreign-invested Companies Limited by Shares into Tradable B-Shares

  商务部关于外商投资股份有限公司非上市外资股转B股流通有关问题的通知

  Conversion of unlisted foreign investment shares into tradable B-shares streamlined.

  December 18, 2008

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Measures for the Administration of the Sponsorship for Offering and Listing of Securities

  中国证券监督管理委员会证券发行上市保荐业务管理办法

  IPO sponsors required to keep working drafts.

  December 18, 2008

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Supplementary Provisions for the Pricing of Shares Issued for Material Asset Reorganisation of Listed Companies that are to Undergo Bankruptcy Restructuring

  中国证券监督管理委员会关于破产重整上市公司重大资产重组股份发行定价的补充规定

  Negotiation of share prices allowed for bankruptcy restructuring

  December 18, 2008

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Tentative Provisions for the Examination and Approval of the Scope of Business of Securities Companies

  中国证券监督管理委员会证券公司业务范围审批暂行规定

  Securities companies allowed to apply for margin trading and short selling.

  December 18, 2008

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Working Guidelines for the Filing of Changes of Shareholders of Securities Companies with Less than 5% of Equity

  中国证券监督管理委员会证券公司变更持有5％以下股权股东报备工作指引

  Limits on shareholding period of securities companies to prevent short-term speculation.

  December 18, 2008

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Working Guidelines for the Review in Connection with Administrative Licensing of Securities Companies No.10: Review Requirements for Securities Companies' Share Capital Increase and Change of Shareholders and De Facto Controllers with 5% or More of Equity

  中国证券监督管理委员会证券公司行政许可审核工作指引第10号–证券公司增资扩股和变更持有5％以上股权的股东、实际控制人的审核要求

  Qualifications required for purchase of 5% or more of equity in a securities company.

  December 18, 2008

• New CSRC Guiding Opinion on QFII inspectors

  Hubert TseYuan Tai PRC [email protected] recent months, global equity markets have been hitting new lows. However, according to the China…

  December 18, 2008