Banking and Finance Laws

Taiwan banks have entered a new era with the amended cross-strait banking rules allowing them to set up branches in China and directly make equity investments in Chinese banks. Future prospects appear even brighter since the signing of the ECFA, as further relaxations of cross-strait restriction are expected by the Taiwanese banking community

Stringent definition of the second unit of residential premises.

China seeks to levy property taxes.

Private sector investments allowed in commercial bank equity investment.

Tianjin exempts tax on sale of vessels to foreign lessees.

Banks required to conduct due diligence investigation on the underlying assets of securitisation.

CBRC requires banks to disclose capital adequacy ratio in line with Basel requirements.

Chinese banks and corporates are challenging collateral requirements demanded by foreign counterparties. Foreign banks need to reconsider their approach…

For years, mainland China has been preparing for margin trading and short sale of securities. With the securities regulator's promulgation of a new guiding opinion, those preparations appear finally to be complete