Under the new guidelines, will the interests of fund unitholders be protected? What are the responsibilities of directors and shareholders under these new guidelines?
October 02, 2006
Features & Analyses
Listed state-owned enterprises (SOEs) present strategic foreign investors with attractive investment opportunities, as they seem to have a pricing advantage and better corporate governance compared with domestic private companies. However, what challenges are involved in acquiring a minority stake in a listed SOE?
September 02, 2006The fourth phase of the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) between Hong Kong and the PRC made headline news that trade between the two sides would be further liberalized. But is Hong Kong really given that much of a head-start?
September 02, 2006The PRC government increased its efforts to combat commercial bribery in China by issuing the Opinions on the Launch of Dedicated Work to Tackle Commercial Bribery. Under the new rules what practices should a company adopt when conducting business in China?
September 02, 2006Prohibits direct offshore ownership structure, guaranteed fixed returns for foreign-invested real estate enterprise, and heightens scrutiny in the area of equity interests transfer and merger & acquisition in real estate-related industry.
September 02, 2006The new Measures notably improves protection for computer software importers and supply chains by confirming that customs import duty will not be levied on most data-processing software.
September 02, 2006The Provisions define applicable laws where international practices represented by the usual UCP 500 do not cover the disputed LC issue, the legal relationship between the parties to an LC, and the concept of 'LC fraud'.
September 02, 2006Listed state-owned enterprises (SOEs) present strategic foreign investors with attractive investment opportunities, as they seem to have a pricing advantage and better corporate governance compared with domestic private companies. However, what challenges are involved in acquiring a minority stake in a listed SOE?
September 01, 2006Service-related foreign exchange payment procedures are simplified. Domestic entities and domestic individuals benefit from procedure simplification for contracts below US$5,000 and an increased foreign exchange purchase limits to US$20,000.
July 02, 2006The Circular drops the previous acquisition deposit requirement but adds a repatriation requirement where approval procedures are not completed within six months.
July 02, 2006