Corporate Governance

• General Offices of the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Public Security and Ministry of Justice, Working Guidelines on Cross-border Pursuit of Liability and Initiation of Legal Action by Relevant Interested Parties in Connection with Abnormal Withdrawal from China of Foreign Investors

  商务部办公厅、外交部办公厅、公安部办公厅、司法部办公厅外资非正常撤离中国相关利益方跨国追究与诉讼工作指引

  Guidelines for recovering losses from fleeing foreign investors.

  February 09, 2009

• Shanghai offers financial incentives for multinational HQs

  City specifies attractive amounts of funding, low thresholds

  February 09, 2009

• Commercial bribery and liability

  Regulations in Chinese law cover both commercial bribery and bribery involving state employees. The law sets out criminal and administrative liabilities for business operators, and has some unique characteristics. Counsel should establish clear guidelines to help mitigate the risks of liability. By Alice Peng, Jun He Law Offices.

  February 09, 2009

• The right to equity income in an equity income trust

  Charles Qin and Tomy XiaLlinks Law [email protected], [email protected] pooled funds trust plans and single capital trusts it is…

  December 18, 2008

• China Insurance Regulatory Commission, Circular on Matters Relevant to the Implementation of the «Provisions for the Administration of the Solvency of Insurance Companies»

  中国保险监督管理委员会关于实施《保险公司偿付能力管理规定》有关事项的通知

  Criteria for assessing solvency of insurance companies elaborated

  December 18, 2008

• CSR: Be nice

  Companies urged to embrace ethical practices

  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