Legal

• Interview: Sinopec's legal counsel speaks out on global ambitions

  Zhang Jixing, director general of Sinopec's legal department, spoke with China Law & Practice on sustainable development, globalisation and pioneering bond deals

  August 16, 2012

• Legislation roundup: Asset management, trade forex reforms and interbank bond markets

  The CSRC has released Measures opening up the wealth management sector to futures companies, while SAFE has issued an Announcement removing verification procedures of foreign exchange received from exports.

  August 16, 2012

• Legislation roundup: Employee shares, factoring projects and insurance shareholder restrictions

  The China Securities and Regulatory Commission has issued draft Measures allowing employees to enjoy shareholding schemes. The China Insurance and Regulatory Commission has also released Measures disallowing shareholders of insurance companies to sell privately offered bonds to their own company

  August 10, 2012

• What NAFMII's asset-backed MTNs mean for securitisation in China

  China's National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (NAFMII) has released draft rules for a securitisation instrument for non-financial issuers

  August 08, 2012

• Legislation roundup: securities dealers, consumption tax regulations and insurance assets

  The China Securities and Regulatory Commission issued Measures for securities investments by QFIIs, lowering the qualification thresholds. China Insurance Regulatory Commission also released Measures forcing insurance companies to set up separate accounts for its assets.

  August 03, 2012

• Teams and regional firms of the year – China Law & Practice Awards

  The teams and regional firms of the year shortlists for China's most prestigious legal awards have been finalised. Find out who made the cut and stay tuned for deals of the year shortlists next week, with firms of the year already released last week

  July 28, 2012

• Strong signals investment in healthcare opening-up

  The opening of the first wholly Taiwan-funded hospital in Shanghai last month is a strong signal that the healthcare sector is opening-up to foreign investment, but local policies need to catch-up with national level legislation

  July 27, 2012

• Legislation roundup: Relaxed investments for insurance companies and evaluations for banks

  The China Insurance Regulatory Commission has released a series of regulations relaxing investments with insurance proceeds. The China Banking Regulatory Commission has released a set of guidelines replacing bank performance by deadlines with new criteria.

  July 27, 2012

• Why China's expanding pharma market is still a risky bet

  China's pharmaceutical market is expanding rapidly, but recent policy developments mean multinationals need to rethink their strategy

  July 21, 2012

• Firms of the year - China Law & Practice Awards

  The firm of the year shortlists for China's most prestigious legal awards have been finalised. Find out who made the cut and stay tuned for teams, deals and regional firms of the year shortlists in the coming weeks

  July 21, 2012