GBA Wealth Management Connect launched; minister calls for consolidation of Chinese EV manufacturers; and China-Indonesia local currency settlement agreement implemented
September 13, 2021
Projects Energy and Environment
Hong Kong has played a key role in familiarizing PRC clients with tightening ESG requirements, lawyers say, and it will continue to do so as the city further bolsters rules in this area
August 27, 2021Hong Kong buyers make first cross-border CCER deal under new national ETS; Arbitration Law proposed revisions released to align further with international practice; and Standard Chartered application for securities venture accepted by CSRC
August 17, 2021China's much-anticipated national carbon trading market sees carbon price rise on first day of trading; MIIT, CAC forbid sharing of cybersecurity vulnerabilities information with overseas entities; and Biden administration adds dozens more Chinese companies to export control blacklist
July 19, 2021Beilei Hou and Zi Ling of King & Wood Mallesons look at the emerging carbon emissions trading scheme in China, and consider the outlook for market access to foreign investors
July 09, 2021Transaction limits are specified for national carbon trading
June 30, 2021MNCs are concerned about enforcement and the monitoring and verification requirements of the new national market
June 28, 2021Shanghai energy exchange releases details of carbon emissions trading; first options products open to foreign investors begin trading in Shanghai, Dalian; and PBOC orders major banks and payment services institutions to clamp down on OTC crypto merchants
June 28, 2021The new emissions allowance system allows for the offset of voluntary emissions.
June 25, 2021A risk warning system is in place for carbon trading
June 25, 2021
