09 Nov 2021

CSRC appoints new deputy chairman

Wang is a CSRC veteran, having worked for the securities regulator in various roles for 19 years…


08 Nov 2021

China and EU unveil common green finance taxonomy

Achieving China’s climate goals will require significant capital allocation. Although there is already widespread recognition of this, there are key challenges to…


08 Nov 2021

China finalizes TLAC regulations for its global systemically important banks

These measures have been in the works for some time. China’s grace period for complying with the FSB’s standards for G-SIBs comes to an end in…


08 Nov 2021

Beijing Stock Exchange set to open in mid-November

The final rules are little changed from those that have been released in stages after Xi’s initial announcement in September. At present the BSE is…


28 Oct 2021

Key regulators discuss property risks, financial system at Financial Street Forum

There was little new in the speeches of the policymakers, and we wouldn’t expect there to be, but the forum gave them the chance to…


26 Oct 2021

CBIRC shifts to a registration-based process for insurance asset-backed plans and insurance PE funds

Insurance companies are becoming increasingly important players in the financial sector as the authorities have gradually allowed them to…


26 Oct 2021

Lam announces “Northern Metropolis” to boost GBA connectivity, ease Hong Kong housing shortage

The Northern Metropolis plan aims first and foremost to address Hong Kong’s acute housing shortage. A dearth of affordable living options…


25 Oct 2021

Latest round of discipline inspections target financial sector

Discipline inspections are the Party’s most powerful tool for ensuring policy implementation and rooting out corruption among Party officials. The CCDI selects different…


25 Oct 2021

CBIRC updates rules for supervisory rating of commercial banks

China’s banking system has undergone a significant transformation since the previous supervisory rating rules were issued in 2014, making the need for…


25 Oct 2021

CBIRC issues measures to improve supervision of major shareholders in banks, insurers

As the multitude of scandals that have hit the financial sector in the last few years show, shareholder malfeasance has been…


25 Oct 2021

PBoC releases guidelines to increase micro and small firms’ access to banking services

These new rules are part of a long-standing campaign by the government to improve access to banking and financial services including loans for small businesses who have traditionally been underserved by the formal banking system…


25 Oct 2021

CSRC, MoJ issue opinions on pilot futures and securities arbitration centers

This is a high-level, ministerial-tier guiding document, the purpose of which is to drive the establishment of securities arbitration zones at the provincial and municipal level. For now…


25 Oct 2021

PBoC targets offshore exchanges in new ban on cryptocurrency trading

Despite almost a decade of rules and bans, China has failed to stamp out cryptocurrency trading on the mainland and this latest action from the PBoC…


25 Oct 2021

CBIRC urges insurers to expand personal insurance coverage

While the personal insurance industry has seen steady growth in recent years, it hasn’t responded well to…


25 Oct 2021

CBIRC issues new measures to improve regulation of the accident insurance business

These measures are part of a broader effort by regulators to clean up and standardize the insurance industry. As with other sub-sectors, the accident insurance business…


25 Oct 2021

HKMA names banks approved to participate in GBA Wealth Management Connect

According to an estimate by Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd., the GBA WMC could generate as much as…


22 Oct 2021

CSRC signs off on giving QFII investors greater access to onshore derivatives

China’s financial market opening continues apace…


22 Oct 2021

PBoC releases list of 19 domestic systemically important banks

Although the banks named as D-SIBs come as no surprise, it’s taken regulators a long time to get to this point…


20 Oct 2021

Huzhou implements the first regional and digital ESG evaluation system in the country

Policymakers in Huzhou are attempting to kill two birds with one stone…


15 Oct 2021

Guangdong and Shenzhen test offshore appetite for RMB-denominated local government bonds

China’s local governments are facing multiple challenges when it comes to raising funds onshore…


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