Corporate Governance

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Guidelines on Contents and Formats for Information Disclosure of Securities Offering Companies Guidelines (No.27): Offering Sponsorship Letters and Offering Sponsorship Work Reports

  中国证券监督管理委员会发行证券的公司信息披露内容与格式准则第27号——发行保荐书和发行保荐工作报告

  Sponsors required to disclose principal risks of listed companies.

  May 09, 2009

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Provisions on Strengthening the Regulation of Listed Securities Companies

  中国证券监督管理委员会关于加强上市证券公司监管的规定

  Securities offerings of securities companies shall comply with both general securities offering requirements and specific CSRC requirements.

  May 09, 2009

• Circular on Matters Concerning the Examination and Approval of Foreign-invested Venture Capital Investment Enterprises and Venture Capital Investment Management Enterprises

  关于外商投资创业投资企业、创业投资管理企业审批事项的通知

  Relaxation of approval authority creates foreign exchange control niche.

  May 09, 2009

• Little red-chips get an overseas opening

  China's M&A Rules effectively blocked domestic Chinese companies from raising money on overseas capital markets. But recent Ministry of Commerce guidelines may have provided a way out. By Zhou Jiaxing, Or & Partners, Hong Kong.

  May 09, 2009

• PRC Insurance Law (Amended)

  中华人民共和国保险法 (修订)

  Insurance companies allowed to invest in stocks and immovable property.

  April 16, 2009

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Tentative Measures for the Administration of Initial Public Offerings of Shares and the Listing Thereof on the Growth Enterprise Market

  中国证券监督管理委员会首次公开发行股票并在创业板上市管理暂行办法

  Entry to China's Gem requires at least Rmb20 million of net assets.

  April 16, 2009

• Ministry of Commerce, Measures for the Administration of Outbound Investment

  商务部境外投资管理办法

  Mofcom makes approvals for outbound investment faster and smoother.

  April 16, 2009

• Ministry of Commerce, Circular on Further Improving the Examination and Approval of Foreign Investment

  商务部关于进一步改进外商投资审批工作的通知

  Approval for foreign investments streamlined further.

  April 16, 2009

• Long road ahead for restructuring

  Lack of workout culture may hamper company rescues in China

  April 16, 2009

• Ministry of Commerce, Circular on Delegating to Lower-level Authorities the Authority to Examine and Approve the Investment in, and Establishment of, Companies with an Investment Nature by Foreign Investors

  商务部关于下放外商投资举办投资性公司审批权限的通知

  Mofcom hands down more approval authority.

  April 16, 2009