CHINA SECURITIES REGULATORY COMMISSION

Securities / Derivatives

MAS Unveils New Green Finance and Market Initiatives with China

By Nithya Subramanian | 12/11/2024

The initiatives aim to expand cross-border green financing flows, enhance bond market connectivity, and deepen collaboration on index and ETF products.

PBOC, CSRC Pledge Improved Business Environment for Foreign FIs

By Editors | 08/11/2024

PBOC Governor Pan Gongsheng pledged continued central bank support at a seminar held with foreign financial institutions this week.

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC Grants Morgan Stanley Final Approval for Futures Business

By Editors | 06/11/2024

Morgan Stanley will become just the second foreign firm after JPMorgan to have a fully-owned futures business in China.

CSRC Grants Fund Custody Licence to HSBC’s China Unit

By Editors | 03/11/2024

HSBC is the fifth foreign bank to be granted a fund custody licence, after StanChart, Citibank, Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas.

Securities / Derivatives

SFC, CSRC Announce First Batch of Brokers Eligible for WMC Scheme

By Manesh Samtani | 02/11/2024

The list includes the likes of CICC, China Merchants Securities, CITIC Securities, Guotai Junan Securities, and Huatai Securities.

Enforcement

CSRC Penalises CICC Over Sponsor Due Diligence Failures

By Editors | 02/11/2024

CICC was fined for failure to perform due diligence as the IPO sponsor of S2C Limited, which was found to have inflated its financial results.

Market Infrastructure

China Eases Rules for Foreign Investment in Domestic Stocks

By Manesh Samtani | 02/11/2024

China lowered the asset requirement, shareholding ratio and lock-up period for foreign strategic investors in domestic stocks.

Securities / Derivatives

Dalian Commodity Exchange Set to Launch Log Futures, Options

By Editors | 29/10/2024

The new contracts will for the first time enable companies in the wood industry chain to hedge against adverse changes in log prices.

Enforcement

CSRC Punishes Firms Over Investment Banking Internal Controls

By Manesh Samtani | 24/10/2024

The CSRC suspended the bond underwriting businesses of two securities firms for 6 months, and imposed administrative measures on a further 11 firms and 43 individuals.