CHINA SECURITIES REGULATORY COMMISSION

Market Infrastructure

China Puts Forward Tighter Regulations for Stock Market

By Manesh Samtani | 15/04/2024

The rules will tighten listing requirements, speed up delisting of problem firms, and enhance supervision of programme trading.

ESG / Sustainability

China Issues New Guidelines to Boost Green Development

By Editors | 11/04/2024

Authorities will introduce carbon accounting standards for FIs, expand the scope of entities that can trade the carbon market, and increase credit support for green projects.

Enforcement

China Launches New Round of Inspections of Regulators, State Banks

By Editors | 10/04/2024

The upcoming inspections will target 34 bodies including financial regulators, stock exchanges, and state-owned banks and insurers.

Securities / Derivatives

Shanghai, Shenzhen Refine Rules for Asset-backed Securities

By Editors | 02/04/2024

The rules enhance the information disclosure and credit risk management requirements, and improve protections for investors.

Securities / Derivatives

StanChart Inaugurates Investment Banking Unit in China

By Editors | 26/03/2024

Standard Chartered applied for the licence in 2021 and was granted approval to commence operations in December last year.

Enforcement

China’s Largest Brokerage Under Scrutiny for IPO Sponsor Role

By Editors | 26/03/2024

Citic Securities did not “directly reply” to a query from the SZSE  on whether an IPO applicant it was sponsoring had overly concentrated shareholdings among a few individuals.

Enforcement

PwC Faces Scrutiny Over Evergrande’s Fraudulent Accounting

By Mark Johnston | 26/03/2024

Insolvency practitioners say Evergrande liquidators in Hong Kong could pursue PwC for compensation as part of their efforts to recover assets for creditors.

Enforcement

CSRC Conducts Surprise Inspections of Fund Companies – Reports

By Mark Johnston | 25/03/2024

State media says it is not uncommon for regulators to conduct irregular inspections of fund companies, especially to promote good governance.

Market Infrastructure

EU, China Hold Inaugural Meeting of New Working Group

By Mark Johnston | 22/03/2024

Regulators from both sides discussed AML, supervisory cooperation, sustainable finance, capital markets, cross-border data transfers, payments, and CCP equivalence.