In addition to elaborating the Tentative Measures for the Administration of Overseas Utilization of Foreign Exchange Insurance Funds, the Implementation Rules further establish the basic management structure, duties and responsibilities, their basic operations and management procedures, and their selection following market-oriented principles for the insurance company (the entrusting party), the investment management institution (the entrusted party) and the commercial bank (the custodian). The Implementing Rules also add new overseas products such as structured deposits, mortgaged-backed securities and money market funds. It also introduces independent third parties in supervising funds flow, internal control mechanisms, accounting, credit rating and assets evaluation.
The Tentative Measures provides for investments in government bonds, financial bonds and enterprise/corporate bonds. It also specifically stipulates on new bond products as commercial bank financial bonds, international development organization renminbi bonds and short term financing bonds. In its risk control efforts, the Tentative Measures requires the establishment of a sound bond investment risk control system with a precise, scientific and effective business operation flow, a credit risk evaluation system for bond issuing parties and bonds, and an independent third-party custody system.
China cross-border venture capital activity and overseas listings should soon be reinvigorated by the issuance of a new circular by China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE).
Issued: July 19 2005Main contents: Foreign and domestic enterprises and other economic organizations are permitted to invest in digital cinemas (theatres)…
Promulgated: September 29 2005Effective: November 1 2005Interpreting authority: General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and QuarantineApplicability:…
The Circular provides for the minimum credit rating of short-term financing bills in which a money market fund invests, while the domestic credit rating shall prevail over international credit rating. The percentage of the investment by a money market fund in the short-term financing bills and short-term corporate bonds issued by one company may not in total exceed 10% of the net value of the fund's assets. If the credit rating of short-term financing bills held by a money market fund drops, the fund shall fully divest itself of such bills within 20 trading days.
Issued: July 12 2005Effective: August 1 2005Main contents: Foreign-invested banks in China (including wholly-owned banks, equity joint venture banks and…
In addition to elaborating the Tentative Measures for the Administration of Overseas Utilization of Foreign Exchange Insurance Funds, the Implementation Rules further establish the basic management structure, duties and responsibilities, their basic operations and management procedures, and their selection following market-oriented principles for the insurance company (the entrusting party), the investment management institution (the entrusted party) and the commercial bank (the custodian). The Implementing Rules also add new overseas products such as structured deposits, mortgaged-backed securities and money market funds. It also introduces independent third parties in supervising funds flow, internal control mechanisms, accounting, credit rating and assets evaluation.