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Monthly Archives: April, 2017

Trial of Fintech Ponzi Scheme Opens in Beijing

The Beijing No. 1 Intermediate Court kicked off its public trial of the key players behind fraudulent P2P lending platform Ezubao on 26 April. Yucheng Global president Zhang...

CBRC Reins in Wealth Management Boom

China's booming market in wealth management products is coming under pressure from regulators concerned about its contribution to the shadow banking sector. Growth in the wealth management product market...

Australia’s Central Bank Cautions China on Tightened Capital Controls

The head of Australia's central bank has called upon the Chinese government to moderate its capital control regime. Speaking on the topic of RMB internationalisation in Sydney...

Are Capital Controls Exacerbating Risk on Domestic Dollar Bond Market?

The Chinese government’s efforts to rein in capital outflows are spurring the expansion of a potentially risk-fraught market for dollar denominated bonds. Figures from UBS...

Chinese Fintech Firms Beating Banks in Mobile Payments

The mobile payments sector is enjoying flourishing growth in China, with non-bank fintech players beating out the established bricks and mortar banks. The latest "China...

China’s Central Bank Keep Reverse Repo Operations Steady

The Chinese central bank has conducted further reverse repo operations to maintain liquidity on the market as a swathe of contracts mature. Sources close to China Securities Journal said...

State-owned Payment Giant Takes on MasterCard and Visa Overseas

The world's biggest bank card company has launched plans to expand beyond its native China and contend against international payment incumbents MasterCard and Visa. Payment...

First Homebuyer Rates Rise for the Fourth Consecutive Month

Chinese lenders have raised rates for first homebuyer loans continuously since the start of the year, as policymakers compel the banking sector to heavily curb issuance...

PBOC Calls for “Orderly Disposal” of Key Risk Points

China's central bank has flagged the launch of further measures to stymie sources of risk in the country's lending and finance sectors. The People's Bank...

CBRC Cuts Banks Slack on NPL’s

China's banking regulator has scaled back its restrictions on non-performing loans as part of efforts help lenders deal with burgeoning bad debt. Sources told Reuters that the China Banking...

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