China assessing mainlanders buying HK shares

2008-03-04 19:59:11

Officials with the securities watchdog quashed the rumor China had dropped the scheme allowing mainland investors to tap the Hong Kong stock market on Monday.

Proposal to allow PE investment by insurers

2008-03-04 09:56:12

A CPPCC member has proposed the industry regulator allow insurers to undertake private equity investment in order to spread their risks.

Changes in wheat futures

2008-03-04 10:26:34

Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange has made fundamental changes to the terms of its hard wheat futures contracts to conform to the newly issued national standard for the grain.

Central bank to make HK offshore center for the yuan

2008-02-28 15:20:12

The People's Bank of China, or central bank, is considering making Hong Kong an offshore center for the yuan as part of its move to internationalize the Chinese currency.

China to issue 28 bln yuan in T-bonds at 4.16% coupon

2008-02-27 20:27:53

The Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday that China will issue 28 billion yuan (US$ 3.9 billion) worth of long term book-entry treasury bonds, with a fixed annual interest rate of 4.16 percent.

Interbank bond issuance hits $27.84b in Jan

2008-02-27 07:23:25

China's interbank bond issuance hit 127.6 billion yuan ($17.84 billion) in January, up 89.75 percent over the same month of last year.

Two stock funds to make their debuts to thaw fund freeze

2008-02-18 11:20:13

China's sliding stock market is expected to receive a boost on Monday with the opening of two new limited stock funds.

Another two stock funds approved to boost equity market

2008-02-16 09:11:48

Another two closed-end stock funds have won regulatory approval, the China Securities Regulatory Commission said on Friday.

Central bank sells bills at expected yields

2008-02-14 11:35:27

China's central bank auctioned 90 billion yuan of three-year bills in its regular operations on Thursday at a yield of 4.56 percent, traders said, in line with market expectations.

New stock funds get nod in bid to halt market slide

2008-02-02 15:18:05

Two new closed-end stock funds have won approval from the securities regulator, which ended a five-month freeze on new funds in an effort to brake the fall of domestic equities.

Wanted: CIC bond managers

2008-02-01 09:14:16

The country's $200 billion sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp is hiring external bond managers to handle capital in two fixed-income products.

Securities industry gets higher credit rating for 2008

2008-01-30 09:31:05

The general credit status for the mainland securities industry in 2008 has been rated higher, aided by continued national economic growth and the expanding scale of financial markets.