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Financial regulation
Key developments in regulation of financial markets with a focus on those in Hong Kong and mainland China.
People ride bicycles in the central business district of Beijing. Photo: Reuters
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.

Ant Group

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

China stock market

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

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.

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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.

The late Zong Qinghou, billionaire founder of soft-drink giant Wahaha Group, pictured in 2017. An inheritance dispute within his family has shed light on the wealth tycoons transfer to overseas accounts. Photo: Getty Images
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.

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 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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A mobile screen shows the Momo dating app, operated by Hello Group, which was required to pay hundreds of millions of yuan in back taxes this year. Photo: Simon Song
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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People look at a property model displayed at the China International Fair for Trade in Services, in Beijing on September 12, 2025. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
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.

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.

Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China, delivers a keynote speech at the Hong Kong FIC & Bond Connect Summit at JW Marriott Hotel in Admiralty on July 7. Photo: Sun Yeung
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.

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.

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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.

A vacant retail space in Causeway Bay on July 2. Photo: Sam Tsang
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.

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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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.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) in Exchange Square, Central. The government's proposed amendment to the securities law aims to boost the city's role as an international financial centre. Photo: Jelly Tse
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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Gold bricks displayed at Hong Kong Gold Exchange's Chinese New Year ceremony in Sheung Wan on February 3, 2025. Photo: Edmond So
Banking & finance

Why has China lowered its own ranking in global financial competitiveness?

A Beijing think tank dropped China’s world ranking to fifth place, behind the US, Japan, UK and Germany following stock market volatility.

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Banking & finance

Hong Kong broadens yuan’s financial footprint as currency gains global appeal

Hong Kong Monetary Authority widens scope of yuan finance to solidify status as ‘offshore laboratory’ for currency amid de-dollarisiation trend.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hongkongers should beware of prediction markets

Concerns including the potential for insider trading and contractual disputes make prediction markets a dangerous bet.

Online platforms style themselves as offering financial products similar to stocks or futures, but they are a form of gambling. Photo: Getty Images
China economy

Opinion | When and how will China ease capital controls?

While China has reasons to maintain capital controls, the recent crackdown on three Hong Kong brokerages is not meant to discourage mainland outbound investment.

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E-commerce

Temu owner PDD embraces China’s ‘city of the future’ after regulatory debacle

Operator of big-name budget marketplaces Pinduoduo and Temu is buying an office and adding 5,000 jobs in the hyped-up Xiongan New Area.

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China exports

Beijing asserts control over China’s offshore tech transfers with landmark law

Beijing’s ‘milestone’ mandate seen authorising retaliatory responses to trade barriers while restricting research leaks.

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