Legal

Insurance capital's derivatives investments are limited

Insurance companies are required to compute the minimum capital for perpetual bond investments

Interim measures are offered in mainland China for Hong Kong arbitration cases

Economic and technology development zones will allow approvals with minor filing lapses

Guidelines on articles of association are revised to accommodate special voting rights

Foreign accounting firms are required to make filings for auditing of bond offerings

Consent of guardians is required for collection of children's personal data, criteria for imposition of heavy environmental penalties are specified and pre-tax deduction of insurance companies is clarified.

China's latest draft measures should better regulate data protection and cybersecurity, but they could also result in the exclusion of some foreign firms.

More tax incentives are offered to IC and software enterprises