The SBV says the 49% foreign ownership limit proposed last November would hamper foreign investment in payments and fintech, and present difficulties for existing players.
February 15, 2020Under the agreement, the December timeline for China's removal of foreign ownership limits in the securities sector is brought forward to April.
January 16, 2020A unit of China’s state fund, the Shandong government’s asset management arm, and UOB are among those that will invest in new shares to prop up troubled lender Hengfeng Bank.
December 20, 2019The move paves the way for a complete scrapping of the foreign ownership restrictions for insurance joint ventures next year.
December 9, 2019The approval makes Shanghai-based Allianz (China) Insurance Holding Company Limited the first fully foreign-owned insurance holding company to operate in China.
November 19, 2019The foreign ownership limit will be cancelled next year for futures companies, fund managers and securities firms from 1 January, 1 April and 1 December, respectively.
October 11, 2019The initiative is aimed at encouraging more multinational companies to set up their regional headquarters in Shanghai, which seeks status as a global financial centre.
August 15, 2019CBIRC chairman Guo Shuqing says 12 new measures will soon be introduced to further open up China's financial sector to banks and insurers.
May 2, 2019Chinese regulators will need to ease foreign ownership restrictions to ensure its listed companies are able to remain in MSCI's benchmark indexes.
March 14, 2019Vietnam’s largest banks are pushing the government to allow them to sell more equity to foreign banks to bolster their capital levels.
February 13, 2019