Wind Information Co has cut off access to databases containing information about companies' shareholders, ultimate controllers, affiliates, and other data.
May 5, 2023The rules focus on risk prevention and internal governance, and now also cover underwriting, sponsorship, market making and OTC business activities.
April 7, 2023Circular sets out expectations for FIs to review their existing controls to ensure they remain adequate to mitigate ML/TF risks in wealth management.
March 6, 2023Foreign-funded multinational groups can directly establish domestic finance companies to provide financial services to their member units in China.
October 20, 2022Local and foreign companies are required to maintain a register of nominee shareholders, and lodge information on their controllers with ACRA.
October 8, 2022Major shareholders cannot use borrowed funds to invest in banks, take out loans from the banks they invest in, or have cross-shareholdings with other banks.
June 22, 2021Rules requiring issuers to have credit ratings are removed, investor rights protection mechanisms are enhanced, and obligations on intermediaries are strengthened.
May 22, 2021A new chapter on environmental and social responsibility has been added to the disclosure rules for publicly listed companies. The consultation is open until 7 June.
May 12, 2021If the PBOC identifies a non-bank payment institution as a monopoly, it can advise the State Council's antitrust committee to take action to break up the firm.
January 22, 2021ACRA says the two-month deferral is the result of operational and resource constraints faced by registered filing agents, and potential difficulties obtaining consent from clients.
May 6, 2020