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China Business Law Awards (Regional Awards) 2022
In the 2000s, Chinese law firms entered the era of scaling layout. Facing the onslaught of large law firms, many local firms followed the trend of the times, taking the opportunity to join big...
New directions in handling of securities misrepresentations
In January, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued the Several Provisions on the Trial of Civil Tort Compensation Cases for Misrepresentation in the Securities Market, a set of adjudication rules improving on the previous...
Latest developments of data protection law in China
Since the ultimate goal of any business is to better serve its clients, collecting information from them is inevitable. However, clients’ information often contains sensitive personal information, so the collection, processing or sharing of...
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China Business Law Journal reveals the law firms that have excelled in the past year
In the past year,...
S fund development in China provides exits
In private equity investment, a secondary fund (S fund) is a product specifically designed to acquire partnership shares of property of private equity funds from investors. Unlike traditional private equity funds that invest directly...
BSE the new listing option for China’s SMEs
On 2 September 2021, President Xi Jinping announced the establishment of the Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE) in his speech at the Global Trade in Services Summit of the China International Fair for Trade in Services,...
Beijing to host China’s third bourse
By Avery Chen
China is on track to set up its third stock exchange, this time in Beijing, to support innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The plan for the Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE) was revealed by...
Pros and cons for international asset managers in China
Since joining the World Trade Organisation in 2001, China has steadily promoted the process of foreign investment “coming in”.
It has done this at the national level, by establishing the qualified foreign institutional investor (QFII)...
China introduces world’s largest carbon trading market
With the first deal of 160,000 tonnes carbon certificates sold on Shanghai Environment Energy Exchange on 16 July, China expanded previous emission trading pilot areas nationwide as the country sets about keeping its carbon-neutral...
Advantages of mediation in securities investment disputes
Losses on investments in wealth management products are a common source of disputes between investors and firms that deal in securities and futures. In recent years, securities investment dispute cases have shown explosive growth,...
China Business Law Awards (Regional Awards) 2021
Following our report on the China Business Law Awards in the previous issue of China Business Law Journal, we now focus on the outstanding achievements of regional law firms in the past year. Business...
China approves ICBC-Goldman JV
Goldman Sachs Group has announced that it will set up a domestic asset management joint venture with ICBC, one of China’s “big four” state-owned commercial banks, in the fourth Sino-foreign JV asset management company...
China Business Law Awards 2021
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China Business Law Journal’s editorial team reveals the law firms that shone in 2020
Let’s turn the clock back...
M&A of China-listed companies in evolving policy environment
The main logic of M&A projects generally includes: (1) financial investment (M&A is due to the appropriate price of the target, or the strong growth of the target); (2) industrial integration (synergy effect between...
Impact of securities law revisions on China arbitration
The first Securities Law of the PRC come into effect on 1 July 1999, and has since undergone five amendments. The latest revision came into effect on 1 March 2020. It is more striking...
Applying Securities Law to interbank bonds
The Securities Law is the fundamental law governing China’s capital market, coming into force on 1 July 1999. The Securities Law was amended in late 2019, in its second overhaul since it came into...
China Business Law Awards 2020
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China Business Law Awards 2017-18
China Business Law Journal’s editorial team reveals the law firms that shone in the past year
China’s legal market...
The ‘200 shareholders’ issue under new Securities Law
The revised Securities Law was promulgated on 28 December 2019, and will enter into force on 1 March 2020. This revision to the Securities Law, as the underlying law for the domestic capital market,...
Managing multijurisdictional investigations involving China
Imagine you are a UK/Europe-based multinational corporation assessing allegations of non-compliant business practices in its China operations. These may include corruption, bribery, fraud or other forms of misconduct. Suppose your company is also publicly...
Asset management arbitration cases in China
The wave of closures of P2P platforms in China in the summer of 2018 garnered national attention. The latest blacklist for P2P lending published by “P2PEYE.COM” (https://www.p2peye.com/platform/wenti) shows that as of the end of...
Underlying logic for changes in securities regulations
A draft for comment of the revised Administrative Measures for the Material Assets Reorganization of Listed Companies was released on the official website of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CRSC) on 20 June 2019....
Commissions of inquiry
THIS COLUMN DISCUSSES a special process that is established by governments in common law jurisdictions to inquire into matters of public importance. This process – known as a Royal Commission in the UK and Australia...
China Business Law Awards 2019
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China Business Law Awards 2017-18
The editorial team of China Business Law Journal presents the law firms whose performances stood out in the...
CSRC disclosure requirements on publicly offered securities investment funds
China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) issued on 3 August 2018 a consultation paper on Administrative Measures for Information Disclosure of Publicly Offered Securities Investment Funds and associated implementing rules for public opinion consultation. The...
Regulatory policy governing Chinese companies’ overseas debt issuance
On 14 September 2015, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) issued the Notice on Reforming the Recordal and Registration System for the Overseas Debt Issuance by Enterprises (the Notice). After the issuance of...
Potential administrative penalties under strong financial regulatory enforcement
According to the China Bank and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC), in the first quarter of 2018, CBIRC (established by merging the former China Bank Regulatory Commission and China Insurance Regulatory Commission) carried out enforcements...
IPO paths under the new CDR policies in China
On 30 March 2018, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) released Several Opinions on Launching the Pilot Programme for Issuance of Shares or Depository Receipts by Innovative Companies in Domestic Market, clarifying the new...
An explanation of ‘extensive asset management’ in China
According to the Report on the Development of China’s Asset Management Industry (2017), the scale of China’s asset management industry has reached RMB110 trillion (US$17.5 trillion). The boundary between different financial business such as...
Precise regulation over liquidity of commercial banks in China
After experiencing a series of high-profile events in 2015 and 2016, including the stock market crash, the battle between Baoneng and Vanke, and Ezubao’s P2P lending fraud, the Chinese financial market entered a year...
Risk management during the existence of ABS in China
On 22 March 2018, the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Inter-agency Quotation and Service System for Privately Offered Products issued the Guidelines for the Management of Credit Risks During the Existence...
Key legal considerations for rental housing REITs in China
The report of the 19th National Congress of the CPC has made it clear that “houses are built to be inhabited, not for speculation”. Therefore, accelerating the establishment of a housing system that draws...
China Business Law Awards 2017-18
The editorial team of China Business Law Journal presents the law firms that stand out with their performance in the past year
China Business Law Awards are based on nominations and comments received mostly from...
China’s Green Lanterns
The exponential growth of green investment opportunities in China provides both a guiding light and a beacon of opportunity, but international investors may still need to be convinced, writes Paul Davies
China has experienced unparalleled...
China issues formal CRS legislation
On 19 May 2017, the State Administration of Taxation (SAT), the Ministry of Finance (MOF), the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the...
China Business Law Awards 2016
The editorial team of China Business Law Journal showcases the winning law firms that made well-recognized achievements in 2016
The National Bureau of Statistics recently announced China’s GDP grew by 6.7% in 2016, the slowest...
Latest regulatory trends on the use of insurance funds
Since the second half of 2015, insurance funds have become one of the few “hot spots” in the capital market. Insurance companies frequently buy the shares of listed companies, which not only leads to...
China Business Law Awards 2015
The annual China Business Law Awards has shone a light on the real achievers of 2015, as voted by law firms and clients alike. Leo Long showcases the winners
The beginning of the Year of the...
New approach for securities disputes
The recent stock market volatility has drawn listed companies’ attention to securities disputes as a possible solution, with regulators recognizing Shenzhen’s innovative dispute practice.
Liu Xiaochun and Zhou Yi share Shenzhen’s experience
Soon after Shenzhen...
Offshore finance expert has big plans for China in new role
Following a recent groundbreaking China visit, Guernsey Finance’s outgoing chief executive, Fiona Le Poidevin, told China Business Law Journal about her plans to prepare the ground for further China ties with the island in...
Legal market changes in the new economy of China
Regulatory and commercial developments are shedding light on the genesis of a new economic age in China. Richard Li and Vanessa Ip ask the experts for some old wisdom on the new rules
China’s economy...
More on restructuring offshore assets of China-listed companies
In this column in the previous issue, this author focused on an exposition of the trends in the restructuring of offshore assets and the future plan of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone...
Venture capital funds face two-track regulatory system
China’s new Securities Investment Fund Law includes private security investment funds within the scope of adjustment, specifying that the registration of private investment fund managers and the recordal of private funds are to be...
How should China-listed companies handle overseas restructurings?
On 7 March 2014, the State Council issued the Opinions on Further Optimising the Market Environment for Enterprise Mergers and Restructurings, which propose several innovative measures in respect of approval system reform, financial services,...
Is this the golden age of film and television acquisitions in China?
Against the background of state policy support, China’s film and television industry has started to expand rapidly, with the leading cinema circuits preparing to list, and film and television production companies, famous actors, etc.,...
China Business Law Awards 2013
For the inaugural China Business Law Awards we went to law firms’ peers and clients to help identify the ones that stood out in 2013. Richard Li reports on the results
China’s legal market is...
Perfect timing for Guernsey delegation’s China visit
Adelegation from Guernsey timed its China visit to perfection, just as a free trade zone was launched in Shanghai, followed by the recent plenum of the Communist Party in Beijing.
“It was very good timing,”...
China outbound investment – recent trends in law and practice
The main trend in PRC governmental approvals of overseas investments by China enterprises will be a gradual loosening of control, but there is likely to be a tightening of macro administration over enterprises under...
Securities association’s notice regulates co-operation between banks and companies
On 17 July 2013, the Securities Association of China issued the Notice on Matters Relevant to Regulating Co-operation Between Securities Companies and Banks in Engaging in Targeted Assets Management Business (Draft for Comments), triggering quite...
Identifying and gauging risks with post-investment disputes in China
Q: What are the typical post-investment disputes in China?
A: In our experience, post-investment disputes in China can be classified in the categories provided in the chart on the right.
Q: What are the reasons for disputes...
Cayman and BVI: withstanding the winds of regulatory change
Structures for China-related investment have often used a combination of Hong Kong companies and companies incorporated in the Cayman Islands or British Virgin Islands (BVI), with the Hong Kong company holding the shares in...
ChiNext lifts its regulatory game
More than 300 listed companies have been trading on ChiNext since its successful launch on 23 October, 2009. To gradually improve the regulatory regime for companies listed on ChiNext, the securities regulators and the...
Hastings team advises on transaction for China Daye’s reverse takeover
China Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining completed on 8 March its acquisition of Daye Nonferrous Metals, a non-wholly owned subsidiary of China Daye’s parent company, Daye Nonferrous Metals Corporation Holdings.
China Daye said the acquisition is...
Hastings team advises on transaction for China Daye’s reverse takeover
China Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining completed on 8 March its acquisition of Daye Nonferrous Metals, a non-wholly owned subsidiary of China Daye’s parent company, Daye Nonferrous Metals Corporation Holdings.
China Daye said the acquisition is...
Hong Kong RMB flows back to China
The China Securities Regulatory Commission, People’s Bank of China and State Administration of Foreign Exchange published on 16 December 2011 the RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors Fund Management Companies and Securities Companies’ Investment...
Dancing breezily along: dreams of China’s capital markets lawyers
ChiNext and the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Board have given many law firms their first experience of the securities market. But could stiff competition and high professional standards put an end to their dreams...
E-discovery on the agenda for China’s CEOs
Global companies are increasingly facing an overload of data. Experts forecast that there will soon be one trillion internet-connected devices in the world. The large volumes of information being created and stored are also putting...
CSRC regulates securities law practices of lawyers
In 20 October 2010 the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the Ministry of Justice jointly published the Securities Law Business Practices of Law Firms Provisions (Trial Implementation) and the Legal Business Practices of Law Firms in Securities Investment...
CSRC issues measures governing the issuance and underwriting of securities
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) recently introduced amendments to the Issuance and Underwriting of Securities Administrative Measures, which were promulgated in 2006.
With effect from 1 November 2010, the new Measures are a set of...
Managing a corruption investigation in China
What are you going to do now? Employees in your production plant in China, aided by a couple of management-level employees in your home office in the US, may have bribed Chinese government officials,...
China targets the West
Cash-rich Chinese companies are purchasing billions of dollars worth of assets in the developed economies of North America, Europe and Australia. How can law firms and in-house counsel successfully handle the rush of outbound...
New securities account rules set for venture capital companies
The Opening of Securities Accounts by Partnerships and Other Unincorporated Institutions Operational Guidelines, published by the China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation, came into effect on 21 December 2009.
Under the revised Securities Registration and Clearing Measures published...
The US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: what companies in China need to know
The US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is a powerful statute which governs many US-China transactions and communications. Its implications for Chinese, US and other companies are far-reaching, and the penalties for its violation severe. By...
CSRC issues consultation draft on amendment of securities measures
On 13 October the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) published the Decision on Amending Articles 14 and 19 of the Measures Governing Securities Registration and Clearing (Consultation Draft). The draft seeks public opinion on...
Risk disposal, market exit of group finance companies
On 13 October, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) promulgated the Measures for the Administration of Finance Companies of Enterprise Groups. Set to come into effect on 13 November, the measures contain...
Invalidation of ‘minimum income for private placements’ on BSE
The Supreme People’s Court’s invalidation of “guaranteed minimum income for private placements” clauses of listed companies on the Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE) has riveted the attention of capital markets.
The issue arose in article 8...
Fangda powers up capital market and IP practices in Shanghai, Shenzhen
A former Fangda Partners lawyer has rejoined the firm to boost the capital markets business, while another appointment aims to enhance its intellectual property practice.
Aaron Chen, who has returned from Jia Yuan Law Offices,...
Trader protection under Futures and Derivatives Law
China’s Futures and Derivatives Law (FDL), effective since 1 August 2022, is considered vital to the stable development of the futures market, especially to all market participants. It constructs a comprehensive system to protect...
Zhong Lun secures capital markets expert Jiang Haoxiong
Zhong Lun Law Firm has hired Jiang Haoxiong as a partner in its capital markets practice, who was previously a partner at Chen & Co Law Firm and Hui Cheng & Partners.
With 30-plus years...
Jianzhi Education first Chinese VIE to debut on Nasdaq since DiDi crackdown
Jianzhi Education Technology Group is the first Chinese variable interest entity (VIE) to debut on the Nasdaq since DiDi’s 2021 listing on the same market sparked a crackdown by Chinese authorities.
The online vocational education...
Shifting tide of audit compliance for US listings
A number of Chinese companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange recently issued announcements of delisting. One of the reasons was that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could not inspect audit...
Insider trading
INSIDER TRADING is a problem in most financial markets. Many jurisdictions have strict laws and enforcement measures against insider trading. This column discusses recent empirical research published by the author and Dr Zhang Yang of...
The first batch of Chinese companies eye Switzerland to offer GDRs
A quartet of Chinese companies to list on the SIX Swiss Exchange in July signals the beginning of a wave of A-listed firms looking to trade global depository receipts (GDRs) in Switzerland.
At least seven...
Bright future
China’s new Futures and Derivatives Law is set to push the country’s large but still developing market to align with international practice, with requirements on cross-border trade bringing in fresh compliance pressures. Luna Jin...
Markets of choice
How should Chinese companies determine their listing destinations when capital is tight at home and abroad amid new policies, Sino-US regulatory stand-offs and global geopolitical uncertainty? Sophia Luo reports
Practitioner's Perspective Article Series
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14 law firms steer the first four Chinese companies into Swiss foray
A group of 14 law firms have advised the first four A-listed companies – Keda Industrial Group, Ningbo Shanshan, GEM and Gotion High-tech – on trading global depository receipts (GDRs) on the SIX Swiss...
Intangible assets of issuers owning ‘time-honoured brands’
Most issuers owning a “China time-honoured brand”, a title granted by the Ministry of Commerce to enterprises existing before 1956, are manufacturers and merchants of consumer goods with trademarks and trade names embodying their...
Legal internal control in listing compliance, corporate governance
Listing compliance and corporate governance are often relegated to a form of financial internal control in A-share IPOs and daily operation and management of companies. But their significance and importance in laying firm foundation...
How a compliance non-prosecution system benefits IPO planners
Private companies are usually started from scratch and face challenges such as compliance costs and operating pressures. Many have undergone a development phase of “barbaric growth”, where compliance issues – even of a criminal...
Transfer of Beijing-listed companies to other stock exchanges
Eligible companies listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE) may apply to transfer to the Star Market of Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) or ChiNext of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) under ‘Guiding Opinions on...
Avoiding risks to listing success from R&D co-operation
Innovative tech companies wanting to increase their R&D capacity or overcome technical thresholds will often form tie-ups with universities, research institutes and other technological entities. This approach has been used by many Star Market-listed...
Main boards: first choice for large, medium-sized enterprises
With the introduction of the Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE) and the board transfer system for New Third Board-listed companies, China’s registration system reform has essentially developed a multi-layered capital market to provide financing channels...
Arbitrability for intra-company disputes
Intra-company disputes are usually resolved by courts in China, but the absence of special procedural rules in the Civil Procedure Law leads to time-consuming and laborious settlements, with parties either unable to obtain a...
Notes for debtors filing for bankruptcy protection
Debtors satisfying bankruptcy conditions under the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law may file with a competent court to gain protection in the form of ceasing interest accrual, release of preservation, suspension of execution, release from unfulfilled...
Watching the watchers
The gatekeepers to China's capital markets are under the microscope via a comprehensive registration system that takes no prisoners. Yu Xiao reports
In China, the pace of comprehensive implementation of the stock offering registration system...
Ethics for AI
In 2015, Alphago, a go-playing computer program developed by Google subsidiary DeepMind, became the first of its kind to defeat a professional human player on a full-sized board without handicap, triggering an ongoing discussion...
Laura Cha re-elected as HKEX chair
Laura Cha Shih May-lung will continue her role as HKEX chair for two more years after being re-elected to the post she has held since 2018.
Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive Carrie Lam approved the...
Zhong Lun ushers in first backdoor listing on SSE
The first backdoor listing on the Growth Enterprises Market of Shenzhen Stock Exchange since changes in the rules on reverse takeovers saw Zhong Lun Law firm advising.
Zhong Lun represented listed food packaging company Precise...
Towards the light
Recent positive signals from Chinese regulators could mean the delisting crisis facing concept stocks in the US due to years of restricted audit working paper access is approaching detente, but their future in America’s...
Next-gen IP protection
Law firms share insights on IP and data protection in a competitive new tech-centric landscape
Value of FTO in biopharma investment, financing
Protecting corporate business data under IP legal norms
Data competition compliance...
Little to fear in Chinese regulator’s handling of US move
A consultation document released by China’s securities watchdog potentially removes a key hurdle for US regulators to gain full access to the auditing reports of Chinese companies listed in New York – but it...
Data competition compliance in online platform economy
Data is a core productive factor of the online platform economy and data resources underpin the core competitiveness and competitive advantages of many enterprises. Platform data resource competition usually involves protection of user personal...
Deal highlights
LISTINGS
Aquila Acquisition Corporation became the first special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to list in Hong Kong. Promoted by CMB International Asset Management and AAC Mgmt Holdings, Aquilla raised HKD1 billion (USD127.7 million) from its...
NIO plugs into HKEX without fundraising
Electric vehicle manufacturer NIO successfully listed on the main board of the HKEX by way of introduction with shares beginning trading on March 10. This is the first time a Chinese company decided to...
Common legal issues in listing domestic design institutes
Recent years have witnessed a nationwide surge in design institute IPOs. So far, more than 30 design institutes have listed, while other strong and well-known candidates are preparing their own IPOs. In an increasingly...
Han Kun advises on REIT bonanza
China’s first REIT public offering this year and the biggest transaction volume so far raised RMB9.4 billion (USD1.42 billion) with partners from Han Kun Law offices advising.
Huaxia China Communications Construction Company (Huaxia CCCC) REIT...
Analysis of equity-debt structures of quasi-REITs
When setting up a new special purpose vehicle (SPV), shareholder loans from private equity funds and reverse mergers between the SPV and project company are considered the most ingenious deal arrangements in the conventional...
Audit committee overhaul under new listco rules
Under registration-based listing, regulators are paying more attention to the completeness of internal controls of prospective listed companies, particularly the establishment and operation of audit committees under the board of directors.
The draft for comments...
Determining ‘sensitive period’ of insider information
Insider trading in securities has been a focus of investigation and crackdown by securities regulatory authorities around the world, but difficulties in the identification criteria remain. This article discusses determination criteria for the ‘sensitive...
Affirming the right of action for bondholders
This article’s case concerns Shaoxing Zhongfu Holdings’ issuance of the Zhongfu Holding private placement note (PPN), a financial instrument product with security provided by Jinggong Group, underwritten and managed by Taihehui Investment Management (Kunshan)...
Criminal compliance risks in disclosures of listed companies
Listed companies have faced growing scrutiny in recent years of their information disclosure, as well as increasingly prominent criminal risks for violations, especially with the issue of Several Opinions of the Supreme People’s Court...
Exploring validity of cross-border futures trading contracts
The claimant, a Chinese citizen, and the respondent, a Singaporean citizen, entered into an Account Mandate Management Contract dated 20 September 2017. The contract provides that the claimant entrusts the respondent with the opening...
Common excuses SOE personnel use to dodge liability
When seeking to avoid liability for damages arising from work practices, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) often fall back on three basic excuses: Collective decision-making; following a superior’s orders; and having a non-professional background. The underlying...
Compliance of listed companies with new regulations on external security
An alarming number of companies – many listed – became mired in debt and were even pushed to the edge of bankruptcy in recent years due to the illegal provision of external security. To...
Deals of the year 2021
Deals of the Year 2019
Deals of the Year 2020
We look back at the most significant transactions and disputes of last year as we ring in the year of the tiger
Against the backdrop of a...
Is guaranteed minimum income in private placements effective?
Disputes over investment and financing of listed companies, due to the large amounts and the complex legal issues involved, are subject to heated debate once litigated, and the final judgment can have wide ramifications...
Priced to please
While several practice areas have been particularly active this year, Chinese law firms are actively optimising their billing arrangements to meet the rising demand for high-quality services in a legal market where fee structures...
Must creditors review external guarantee disclosures?
Since the implementation of the Civil Code, a series of judicial interpretations have been issued to clarify the law’s implementation. One such document, the Interpretations of the Supreme People’s Court on Application of the...
‘Twin Peaks’ financial regulation
SINCE 1998, almost 80% of OECD countries have changed their regulatory architecture. The growing complexity of financial products, the increasing challenge of regulating large financial conglomerates, and the global financial crisis (GFC) have made effective...
Finding the finance
China’s ABS market has pulled off a remarkable recovery since the pandemic, but the real estate credit crunch and other economic risks have forced businesses to seek new avenues for financing, writes Sophia Luo
Amid...
C-REIT pilot projects and development prospects
The first nine pilot projects for publicly offered infrastructure funds were listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges on 21 June 2021, marking the official birth of China Real Estate Investment Trusts (C-REITs).
To...
Seizing new opportunities in national strategies: Carbon neutral ABN
At the 75th session of the UN General Assembly in September 2020, President Xi Jinping pledged that China would “adopt more vigorous policies and measures” to ensure the nation’s carbon dioxide emissions peaked no...
Open sesame
China has opened the gates to foreign fund managers, giving them unprecedented access to the world’s second-largest asset management market. But it will not all be a magic carpet ride for the aspirants as...
Securing large damages in IP infringement litigation
As China steps up intellectual property protection, infringers’ annual financial reports and petitioning for the taking of evidence could convince courts to award rights holders big damages payouts
In recent years, with the intensified efforts...
Zhejiang in a nutshell
Zhejiang province is home to China's silicon valley, Hangzhou, and is at the heart of the country's innovation drive. With the blistering growth of the region's private enterprises, Zhejiang's legal market is among the...
New listing
Didi Chuxing, China’s largest ride-hailing company, raised USD4.4 billion in its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, achieving a valuation of about USD80 billion. It is the biggest Chinese share offering in the...
New policy for verification on shareholders of domestic IPOs
On 5 February 2021, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) issued the Guidelines for the Application of Regulatory Rules – Information Disclosure of Shareholders of Companies Applying for Initial Listing, while the Shanghai and...
Proposed legislative reform for family trusts
China’s high net worth individual (HNWI) population has significantly increased in the past decade, making family trusts an increasingly important tool for wealth management and succession planning. Despite the increasing need for family trusts,...
Exploring IPOs on ChiNext board under registration system
After Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) issued a series of rules and notices on 12 June 2020 – such as the Rules Governing the Listing of Shares on the ChiNext Market of Shenzhen Stock Exchange,...
Impact of Shanghai and Hong Kong policies on where to list
China Securities Regulatory Commission chairman Yi Huiman told the recent Lujiazui Forum that the regulator had “always been open to enterprises’ choosing listing locations”. Companies may choose where to list independently, and based on...
