China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)

China securities regulator unveils plan to ease foreign investor access

Qualified foreign investors will also be allowed to use exchange-traded fund options

A raft of Chinese firms, including brokerages, have launched RWAs in Hong Kong over the past few months.

China ask brokers to pause real-world asset business in Hong Kong: sources

[BEIJING] China’s securities watchdog has advised some local brokerages to pause their real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation business in Hong Kong, said two sources, signalling Beijing’s concerns of a e...

A strong pivot towards Hong Kong is a trend that may last as Beijing’s support makes the financial city a share-sale venue for many mainland companies.

Chinese firms dump Europe for Hong Kong to raise funds

CHINESE companies that once pursued additional listings in Europe are abandoning those plans after Beijing’s securities regulator tightened some rules, pushing many issuers to sell shares in Hong Kong...

The pay cuts would mark a shift in the remuneration policy for staff at the financial regulatory bodies, including People's Bank of China (PBOC), and would come two years after a regulatory revamp that was aimed at consolidating powers and oversight at the top of the government.

China to cut pay by half for staff at top financial regulators: sources

CHINA is set to slash pay for staff at its top three financial regulators, including the central bank, by about half, as part of a regulatory revamp unveiled in 2023 to bring their salaries in line wi...

One of the two structural monetary policy tools the CSRC referred to is a liquidity support facility that allows institutional investors to tap the PBOC for funding for stock purchases.

China securities regulator vows efforts to stabilise market

CHINA’S top securities regulator said it will work on building a mechanism to stabilise the market, vowing to anchor market expectations in 2025 after a disappointing start to the new year.

Chinese companies’ second listings could help lift Hong Kong’s initial public offering volumes to about US$15 billion in 2025.

China firms seeking second listings seen boosting Hong Kong deal volume

Hong Kong’s IPO market is seeing a nascent recovery, helped by the Chinese government’s stimulus measures that have fuelled a stock rally and pledges to encourage the nation’s companies to list in the...

The government will promote the recovery of the property market through measures such as increasing demand and controlling the supply of land for new development.

China’s regulators vow to stabilise property, stock markets

CHINA’S regulators pledged to boost efforts to stabilise the housing and equity markets, as well as conduct more effective fiscal policies, in the wake of a meeting of top leaders that called for grea...

A rebound in initial public offerings (IPOs) in Hong Kong will also tie in with Chinese policymakers’ recent public show of support to the city.

China regulators tell banks to expedite offshore company listings: sources

A pickup in listings would come as a boost to Hong Kong as some Chinese companies are expected to avoid fundraisings in the US

Chinese regulators have been clamping down on influencers and livestreaming platforms for offering investment advice to retail investors without holding the appropriate licences.

China suspends popular trading platform Hithink RoyalFlush from adding new clients

CHINA’S market watchdog ordered Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network to suspend its investment advisory service unit from adding new clients for three months as its live streaming business failed to...

The need for CSRC approval has also affected the listing plans of firms that agreed to merge with special-purpose acquisition companies in Hong Kong.

Chinese red tape leaves billions of US dollars of deals in limbo

THE long reach of Chinese regulators is making it hard for certain companies in the world’s second-biggest economy to carry out transactions, leaving billions of US dollars worth of deals on the table...