Search Results for: CSRC
China stock exchanges step up crackdown on short-selling
August 4th, 2015
China stepped up its crackdown on short-selling of shares on Tuesday, unveiling rules that make it harder for speculators to profit from hourly price changes, as some of the nation’s major brokerages suspended their short-selling businesses. China’s stock exchanges ...
Securities watchdog probes automated trading
August 3rd, 2015
China‘s securities watchdog is investigating the impact of automated trading on share markets, as authorities step up a crackdown on what they regard as heavy speculative selling that could destabilize the world’s second-largest economy. China’s main share markets, both ...
Citadel Says One of Its China Accounts Was Suspended
August 3rd, 2015
A Guosen Futures account suspended amid Chinese regulators’ probe following recent stock market plunge U.S.-based hedge fund firm Citadel LLC said trading in one of the accounts it manages in China has been suspended, as regulators battle a steep ...
Regulators to investigate ‘massive sell-off’ of stocks
July 29th, 2015
The China Securities Regulatory Commission said it is probing “a massive sell-off” after Monday’s sharp dive in the market. The CSRC said it had received whistle-blower reports and market monitoring reports, and had organized inspection and enforcement teams. The ...
China stocks rise after Beijing slaps curbs on selling
July 9th, 2015
Chinese stocks rallied on Thursday after the securities regulator banned shareholders with large stakes in listed firms from selling, in Beijing’s most drastic step yet to stem a sell-off that has roiled global financial markets. As the daily drumbeat ...
China Bans Stock Sales by Major Shareholders for Six Months
July 8th, 2015
China’s securities regulator banned major shareholders, corporate executives and directors from selling stakes in listed companies for six months, its latest effort to stop the nation’s $3.5 trillion stock-market rout. Investors with stakes exceeding 5 percent must maintain their ...
China allows brokerages to issue bonds
July 2nd, 2015
China‘s securities watchdog on Wednesday allowed stock brokerages to issue bonds to widen their funding channels after a continued losing streak on the country’s stock market. Brokerage were allowed to issue or transfer short-term corporate bonds via stock exchanges ...
China securities watchdog bans illegal share financing
June 15th, 2015
China’s securities watchdog has reiterated that brokerages should not help illicit share financing, amid rising concerns on highly-leveraged capital in a bullish stock market. Securities companies were asked not to help illegal lending to share purchases, according to an ...
FTSE starts transition to include China A Shares in global benchmarks
May 26th, 2015
FTSE announces transition to include China A Shares in global indexes Two new transitional emerging markets indexes launched Approximately 5% initial A Shares weighting in the FTSE Emerging inclusion indexes, rising to 32% when China A Shares become fully ...
Joint Announcement of China Securities Regulatory Commission and Securities and Futures Commission
May 25th, 2015
To deepen Mainland-Hong Kong financial cooperation and promote the joint development of the Mainland and Hong Kong capital markets, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have decided to embark on the Mainland-Hong ...
