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Monthly Archives: June, 2018

Share of Chinese Bonds Held by Foreign Investors Hits Record High

The latest data indicates that holdings of Chinese government bonds by foreign investors rose for the 15th consecutive  month in May. Data from the Central...

People’s Daily Warns Chinese Depository Receipts Could Cement Internet Monopolies

An article published by the flagship newspaper of China's ruling communist party raises the possibility that Chinese Depository Receipts (CDR) could serve to shore...

Yields on Bank WMP’s Slide, Issuance of Net Value Products Surges

Yields on bank wealth management products (WMP) have seen a sharp decline less than two months after the release of new asset management regulations...

China’s Central Bank Claims Success in Quashing ICO’s and Bitcoin Trading Platforms

The Chinese central bank has just declared that it has brought an effective end to initial coin offerings (ICO's) as well as bitcoin trading...

Chinese Home Loan Rates Hit Record High in May

New data indicates that home loan rates around China rose to unprecedented highs in May, as Beijing continues to push for controls on local...

Xiaomi Becomes First Company to Apply for Chinese Depository Receipts

Smartphone giant Xiaomi has become the first company to apply to use Chinese Depository Receipts (CDR) to make its equity stakes available in mainland...

Standard Chartered Becomes First Foreign Bank to Apply for Fund Custodian Status in China

Standard Chartered China has become the first foreign-invested bank to apply for fund custodian status in the wake of an easing of restrictions on...

Beijing Launches its First Price-controlled Residential Development

Beijing has just put its first price-controlling apartment complex on the market in the municipal district of Daxing (大兴), selling off nearly 200 units...

Online Lending Platforms Struggle to Provide Compensation Post-Liquidation

Heightened regulatory scrutiny has left online lending platforms hard hit, with a plunge in the launch of new platforms and failure on the part...

Beijing Targets Regulatory Arbitrage by Finance Lease Firms

The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) is heightening its scrutiny of pawnbroking, finance lease and factoring activities. CBIRC announced on 7 June that...

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