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Financial regulation
Key developments in regulation of financial markets with a focus on those in Hong Kong and mainland China.
The Prudential logo is displayed on Star House in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong stock market

As Hong Kong shares react to 20% levy report, investors eye Beijing’s next steps

Prudential, AIA and HSBC slid following report of the insurance levy, though Goldman Sachs says profit fallout may be limited.

China-Latin America relations

Brazil to become regular borrower in China, treasury official says

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | To lead Greater Bay Area integration, Hong Kong can look to San Francisco

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Wealth management

How China’s new offshore trust tax rules could shake billionaires’ fortunes

Soho China founder Pan Shiyi’s Cayman trust faces scrutiny as Beijing’s tax overhaul puts offshore wealth strategies in focus.

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Pan Shiyi, who lives in New York, is one of China’s most closely followed entrepreneurs. Photo: Dickson Lee.
HKEX

Treasury bond futures ‘a milestone’ to boost Hong Kong’s bridgehead role: CSRC

First offshore China government bond futures rose more than 1 per cent on debut on Monday.

Banking & finance

AIIB explores digital payments, eyes Hong Kong hub as it raises record funds

The development bank aims to raise a record US$11 billion this year, as it continues to broaden its operations, according to a senior official.

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Banking & finance

Cross-border investment still ‘robust’ despite China’s growing controls: CICC

Beijing’s tightening scrutiny of overseas trading has not significantly harmed ‘legitimate’ cross-border investment flows, lender says.

People ride bicycles in the central business district of Beijing. Photo: Reuters
Ant Group

Ant Group spin-offs pursue independent growth with strategic capital moves

The Chinese fintech giant’s three spin-off units are accelerating their capital-raising efforts after gaining operational autonomy in 2024.

China stock market

China’s market clean-up: Beijing cracks down on insider trading

Regulators intensify pursuit of corporate insiders, imposing fines and bans to restore stock market confidence amid widespread violations.

Banking & finance

Beijing scraps panda bond fees to bolster global market for yuan debt

Analysts say removing some expenses for foreign borrowers will help funnel more yuan overseas and create a large offshore liquidity pool of China’s currency.

Analysts say Beijing’s decision to waive fees associated with panda bonds serves as a sign of leadership’s commitment to the market. Photo: Getty Images
China stock market

Trump or trap: should China’s stock market entice investors with ‘good bubbles’?

Analysts say China’s risk-averse financial policy is diverting capital to Wall Street, advising the building of ‘good bubbles’ to promote growth.

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China stock market

Quant funds blamed for China’s market decline. Data suggests they softened fall

Some investors accuse quant funds of accelerating the July decline through share dumping, reigniting suspicions rooted in the 2015 crash.

Wealth management

China targets offshore trusts – including Hong Kong’s – amid tax overhaul

Beijing’s new tax rules aim to close loopholes and boost fiscal revenue amid slowing economic growth and rising fiscal burdens.

Indonesia

Why Indonesia needs legal trust, not tax cuts, to build a finance hub

From Singapore to Dubai, global capital favours predictable courts over tax breaks. Experts say Jakarta should take note.

A woman walks past Singapore’s financial business district on May 19. Photo: AFP
Bonds

China vows to improve panda bond ratings to lure more foreign capital

Body overseeing interbank market, where most panda bonds are traded, sets August 1 deadline for rating agencies to comply.

Chinese regulators are looking to improve the quality of credit ratings for yuan-denominated assets known as panda bonds. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
Chinese offshore investment

Beijing targets offshore tax dodging, intensifying cross-border capital scrutiny

Major financial outlets blast offshore shell structures after case involving the Hong Kong entity of a mainland social media platform.

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China property

Opinion | Why China is untangling its banks from the property wreckage

Authorities are rewiring financial architecture to address the systemic risk, breaking the deep structural ties between property and banking.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong’s 5-year plan must focus on what the city does best

Integration, connectivity and contribution to the national economy are the city’s tried and tested ingredients of success.

The Star Ferry sails past the Central district skyline in Victoria Harbour, on July 1. Photo: AFP
Banking & finance

China speeds up new overseas quotas to expand global reach of domestic investors

Move to expand QDII quotas signals a deeper opening of China’s markets and growing appetite for global assets.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Connect scheme for gold shines light on China’s financial liberalisation

The Connect model has evolved from isolated reforms into a blueprint for China’s financial opening up, with Hong Kong as the bridgehead.

Blockchain

Hong Kong steps up its crypto hub challenge with tokenised fund

As the city looks to challenge the US as a global crypto hub, Baillie Gifford says the SFC has approved its blockchain-based tokenised fund.

British fund manager Baille Gifford says it has received approval from the Securities and Futures Commission to issue the city's first blockchain-based tokenised fund. Photo: Shutterstock
Cryptocurrency

Why Payward chose Hong Kong to be its Asian stablecoin gateway

By setting clear rules, Hong Kong is pushing to become the world’s safest launch pad for the digital currency.

Daren Guo (L), co-founder at Reap, and Arjun Sethi, Co-CEO of Payward and Kraken. Photo: Handout
Banking & finance

How the RMB Business Facility will help consolidate Hong Kong’s financial role

Quota expanded to 500 billion yuan from Friday, with tenor increased to two to three years, up from one.

Hong Kong property

When will Hong Kong’s retail leasing market see a turnaround?

Analysts say that geopolitical tensions, Beijing’s measures against capital flight and potential rate hikes are adding to uncertainties.

Hong Kong stock market

Mainland court claims jurisdiction over Hong Kong-listed firm in lawsuit

Beijing Financial Court applied extraterritorial provisions of mainland China’s Securities Law, Financial News reports.

For the first time, the Beijing Financial Court claimed jurisdiction over an investor lawsuit against a Hong Kong-listed firm. Photo: Shutterstock
Banking & finance

‘Might not be the last’: the red flags behind China’s latest bank rescue

Regulators intervened over concerns of aggressive expansion and credit risks, underscoring vulnerabilities in some smaller regional lenders.

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Paramilitary police officers stand guard in front of the headquarters of the People’s Bank of China, the central bank, in Beijing on September 30. Photo: Reuters
Banking & finance

Putting on the Reits: Hong Kong aims to amend its securities law

Government says it seeks to upgrade its listing regime later this year, boosting the city’s financial hub status and market transparency.

Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF)

Exclusive | All that glitters: Hong Kong pension fund to offer more gold ETFs

MPFA to relax gold ETF investment approval rules as part of Hong Kong government’s push to turn the city into a regional gold trading hub.

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