The head of the legal department at one of Asia's top property developers discusses the state of China's real estate sector and its likely future. Steady and environmentally sustainable growth is expected in the long term despite recent black swan events.
PBOC lowers first-home buyer interest rates by 0.2%; Shenzhen establishes China's first ABS credit protection certificate; CSRC promulates prescriptive rules on public fund managers
Chinese court imposes stringent requirements on NFT marketplaces to monitor copyright compliance; New rules on dissemination of false and price-sensitive information and pricing; Heightened burden on live-streaming platforms to protect minors
Draft law to boost protection against systemic risks; SPC amends rules on summary procedures, service of litigation documents, small claims, and judicial confirmation; Policymakers aim to knock down localism and unify market standards
Interbank bond market to see changes in subject bond requirements, documentation, risk management, and collateral; rules governing processors of "important and core data" are tightened; Ministry of Education aims to strengthen enforcement actions against non-compliance private tutoring institutions
2021 regulatory trends in China, including antitrust, data privacy, sanctions, healthcare, PE/VC, capital markets, IP, banking & finance, TMT and arbitration.