Insurance capital may now invest in 25 developed markets and 20 emerging markets. The amount allowed to be invested in emerging markets has also increased from not exceeding 5% of last year end's total assets to 10%. Investment instruments allowed include money market instruments, fixed-return instruments, equity, immovable property, investment funds and REITs.
For the first time insurance proceeds are allowed to be invested in wealth management products of commercial banks, credit asset-backed securities of banking financial institutions and pooled fund trust plans of trust companies.
If, in the process of the CSRC's review of an M&A transaction, the listed company or the transaction counterparty that accounts for 20% or more of the transaction amount is found to have been involved in insider trading, the CSRC will terminate the review process.
Articles 64, 65 and 69 of the Rules have been revised according to a State Council decision, removing the wordings concerning costs incurred from seizure, sealing up or custody of property.
With the new revision, even if the client or another party's criminal act will seriously harm the safety of others' property, a lawyer is still bound by the confidentiality obligation.
The limit on the percentage of the shares of, or the percentage of the interest in, a securities company with foreign equity participation held by foreign investors has been raised to 49%.
Existing regional headquarters of multinational corporations in Shanghai that are upgraded to Asia regional, Asia-Pacific regional or larger regional headquarters may be eligible for one-time assistance of Rmb3 million.
A subsidiary of a securities company that has been operating continuously for at least two years instead of five years may apply to expand its scope of business.
The equity of real property enterprises, foreign holding companies, foreign-invested venture capital investment enterprises and foreign-invested private equity enterprises is not allowed to be used for investment in another foreign-invested enterprise.