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The CSRC has issued draft Provisions over equity incentives and restraint mechanisms of securities companies. The Commission has also released Measures for the sale of securities investment funds, while the CIRC has issued guidelines for the development plans of insurance companies

The Provisions expand the scope of RQFIIs to also include Hong Kong subsidiaries of commercial banks and insurance companies, as well as financial institutions incorporated and with a principal place of business in Hong Kong. The requirement that 80% of the proceeds be invested in fixed-return securities is also lifted.

China's top regulator is allowing Hong Kong and foreign financial institutions to tap into the country's capital markets, but it is unclear what threshold the foreign institutions will have to meet to be classified as having a principal place of business in Hong Kong

China's top regulator is allowing Hong Kong and foreign financial institutions to tap into the country's capital markets, but it is unclear what threshold the foreign institutions will have to meet to be classified as having a principal place of business in Hong Kong

The CSRC has issued Draft Provisions over asset securitisation and Tentative Measures for the privately raised securities investment fund business, while the NDRC has produced a model outline for offering renminbi-denominated bonds in Hong Kong

CSRC relaxes RQFII qualifications.

Song Liuping, Huawei's Chief Legal Officer, talks about domestic and international patent filings, the company's success and shares his views on the patent boom

Song Liuping, Huawei's Chief Legal Officer, talks about domestic and international patent filings, the company's success and shares his views on the patent boom

China has surpassed the US to be the number one patent filer in the world and its domestic companies are now filing more patents than their foreign rivals. But what effect has this had on foreign businesses and what patent strategy should they adopt to survive in this increasingly crowded market?