China Law News

A new Circular from the CIRC finally opens up the insurance market to private equity investments. Firms need to consider the eligibility requirements and understand that they cannot interfere in the daily management of insurance companies

French drug maker Sanofi is being investigated for bribery, the Singapore High Court has upheld a judgment from a Chinese court for $190,000 and the China Automobile Association has begun a probe into the pricing of foreign car makers

Jo Xu, General Corporate Counsel in Shanghai for the British chemicals and precious metals company Johnson Matthey, talks to David Tring about her legal career, Matthey's increasing legal team and how the Employment Contract Law is affecting her work

Jo Xu, General Corporate Counsel in Shanghai for the British chemicals and precious metals company Johnson Matthey, talks to David Tring about her legal career, Matthey's increasing legal team and how the Employment Contract Law is affecting her work

This week the State Council has tried to boost spending on IT, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange has lowered minimum trading shares and CSRC has relaxed rules for fund management companies

Johnson & Johnson is found guilty of vertical monopoly, CSRC head promises to increase penalties for fraud and the EU and China have come to an agreement over the price of solar panels

The CIRC has produced a circular that increases its regulation of the external credit rating agencies that rate bond investments of insurance proceeds

The Securities Association of China has produced a circular on asset management businesses while provisions have been released covering work safety at food factories and protection of personal information online

Media coverage of the GSK investigation has highlighted the need for companies to have strong internal audit capabilities, but deciding which transactions to track and how much background screening to do is not easy