China Securities Regulatory Commission

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC Approves UBS Majority Control of China Securities JV

By Editors | 04/12/2018

UBS will become the first foreign financial institution to take a controlling stake in a China-based securities joint venture, having now received formal approval from the CSRC.

Securities / Derivatives

China Eases Restrictions on Index Futures Trading

By Editors | 04/12/2018

The CFFEX has lowered margin requirements and trading costs on stock index futures, while also raising the daily trading limit on individual futures products.editors

Market Infrastructure

Huatai Securities Wins First Approval to Issue GDRs in London

By Editors | 03/12/2018

The approval marks the launch of the Shanghai-London Stock Connect, which allows China- and London-listed firms to issue depository receipts in each other’s markets.

Capital / Liquidity

More Chinese Institutions to be Designated ‘Systemically Important’

By Manesh Samtani | 29/11/2018

Regulators will designate more financial institutions as ‘too big to fail’ and subject them to additional prudential and supervisory requirements.

Market Infrastructure

HKIFA Seeks Loosening of HK-China MRF Restrictions

By Editors | 27/11/2018

The industry association has been working with EY on proposals aimed at making it easier to distribute Hong Kong-based funds into China through the mutual recognition scheme.

Market Infrastructure

More Work Required to Remove Legal Barriers to Trade Reporting – FSB

By Garima Chitkara | 22/11/2018

While a number of legal barriers on reporting and accessing of trade data have been removed, some still remain. China’s position on trade data access remains uncertain.

Securities / Derivatives

Chinese Exchanges Prescribe 10-Day Limit for Stock Suspensions

By Editors | 22/11/2018

The Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchange have issued new rules limiting the duration of stock suspensions to 10 trading days.

Enforcement

Chinese Exchanges Implement Compulsory Delisting Norms

By Garima Chitkara | 21/11/2018

The Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges have implemented rules on the criteria for compulsory delisting of firms accused of major securities, public health or national security related violations.

Market Infrastructure

SGX to Distribute China Interbank Bond Indices to International Investors

By Garima Chitkara | 15/11/2018

The agreement to distribute CFETS-BOC bond indices outside of China is just one among four agreements signed between China and Singapore this week.