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 stocks are giving investors a nasty case of whiplash
June 30th, 2015
China stocks resumed their volatile decline on Tuesday, compounding losses that have erased trillion of dollars in market value in recent weeks. The Shanghai Composite dropped as much as 6% in morning trading, before bouncing back. The performance pushed ...
Regulatory Fine
June 26th, 2015
Global Regulators Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) Fines Imposed for Year 2015 and 2016
SEC Obtains Asset Freeze Against China-Based Trader for Suspicious Activity Last Week
June 24th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today obtained an emergency court order to freeze the assets of a trader in China who profited by more than $1 million after trading in a U.S. brokerage account in advance of last week’s ...
China Shares Fall as Startup Shares Get Pricey
June 16th, 2015
Stocks in Asia mostly fell Tuesday, with China leading the decline, as investors there sell shares in highflying startup stocks that have gotten expensive. The Shanghai Composite Index was down 0.9% at 5019.42 following a 2% drop Monday, while ...
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 ...
SFC reprimands and fines Merrill Lynch Far East Limited $2 million for regulatory breaches
April 2nd, 2015
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined Merrill Lynch Far East Limited (Merrill Lynch Far East) $2 million for regulatory breaches and internal control failings relating to position limit failures (Note 1). The decision follows an SFC ...
SEC Imposes Sanctions Against China-Based Members of Big Four Accounting Networks for Refusing to Produce Documents
February 9th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today imposed sanctions against four China-based accounting firms that had refused to turn over documents related to investigations of potential fraud. The China-based firms are members of large international networks associated with the “Big ...
China Approves Brokerages to Start HK-Shanghai Trading
October 15th, 2014
China approved brokerages including Central China Securities Co. (1375) to offer trading services that pave the way for the start of a program allowing investors in Shanghai and Hong Kong access to each other’s stock markets. Central China shares ...
China Regulator Pledges to Expand Credit as Economy Slows
June 6th, 2014
China’s banking regulator vowed to expand loans and cap borrowing costs, seeking to boost the supply of funds to the real economy as growth slows amid a clampdown on shadow financing. Lending to small businesses, major infrastructure projects and ...
