A securities finance programme launched today will boost margin trading while the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges have clarified rules on securities lending. Shenzhen has also issued the first regional regulations on sexual equality

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

The Social Insurance Law received a mixed reception from foreigners worried about increased tax burdens. Many provinces have yet to issue implementing regulations, but new international agreements to end double contributions could change that.

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.

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

It has been exactly four years since China's Anti-monopoly Law took effect and the review process remains unclear. China Law & Practice takes you through MOFCOM's system and the Supreme Court's Provisions on the Law.

Chinese outbound investment has grown exponentially in the past two years, but as domestic companies become more ambitious, does Hong Kong still have a role to play?

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

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