Corporate Governance

Foreign investors allowed wider access to securities joint ventures.

Hong Kong and Macao investors allowed to hold a controlling interest in the commercial sector.

The new Guidelines standardize practices in China's nascent syndicated loan market. Updated areas include expanding the role of the agent, and making changes to the roles of the agent, lenders and borrower.

The new guidance catalogue has re-defined industries into those that are encouraged, restricted or prohibited for foreign investment.

Incidents of economic crime in Hong Kong have increased by 4% to 26% since 2005, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers¡¦ (PwC) 2007 Global Economic Crime…

Shenzhen Stock Exchange curbs listed companies' tampering of accounting results.

Mortgage rate for purchase of a second set of residential premises raised.

Guidelines for insurance companies to cope with compliance risks.

CBRC stops security provision for corporate bonds.