Private equity funds established in the form of a company or partnership to engage in securities investments managed by a fund manager or general partnership are now governed by the Securities Investment Fund Law.
If the public interest is involved, foreign-related cases concerning labour protection, food safety, environmental protection, forex control, anti-monopoly and anti-dumping may be governed by PRC mandatory provisions.
The total funds (investment principal and returns) that a QFII may outwardly remit each month may not exceed 20% of its total domestic assets as at the end of the previous year.
The rate at which expenditures and expenses that arise from the handling of cases are deducted from the shared revenue of lawyers shall be revised from the current rate of up to 30% of the shared revenue received by a lawyer for the month in question to up to 35%.
The Circular cancels the approval requirements relating to foreign direct investment for opening of foreign exchange accounts, deposits into relevant accounts, purchase of foreign exchange for overseas payment and foreign exchange transfers within China.
After completing the necessary foreign exchange registration and capital contribution confirmation procedures, a foreign-invested partnership may directly open foreign exchange accounts and purchase foreign exchange with the bank.