Mainland launches three new bond indices

2008-01-29 09:18:37

China Securities Index Co yesterday launched three new bond indices, covering for the first time all bonds traded on the interbank and stock markets.

Central bank issues bills worth 29b yuan

2008-01-24 19:25:38

China's central bank on Thursday issued three-year and one-year central bank bills worth up to 29 billion yuan (US$3.97 billion) at a yield of 4.56 percent and 3.41 percent respectively.

Equity funds get green light to raise $2b

2008-01-24 10:27:20

China's securities regulator has approved three new domestic equity funds to raise over $2 billion, people close to the situation said yesterday.

SOEs post 32% rise in profits

2008-01-23 23:20:20

China's State-owned enterprises posted a 31.6 percent rise in 2007 total profits buoyed by a strong economy, the Ministry of Finance said Wednesday.

Companies raise US$100b on stock markets in 2007

2008-01-21 20:56:38

A total of 242 Chinese enterprises were listed on both domestic and overseas stock markets last year, raising about US$104.8 billion.

Chinese funds lose almost $10b in 4th quarter

2008-01-22 15:14:41

More than 60 percent of the funds on the Chinese market reported losses for the fourth quarter of 2007, totaling 72.1 billion yuan ($9.9 billion).

Northeast Securities plans 15b yuan share placement

2008-01-20 13:56:12

Shenzhen-listed Northeast Securities announced on Saturday a plan to collect no more than 15 billion yuan in private placement.

Brown offers London as base for China sovereign fund

2008-01-20 15:23:36

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered London as an overseas base for China Investment Corp, aiming to encourage the world's fastest-growing major economy to invest in Britain.

China to open second board market in 1st half

2008-01-18 09:00:12

Securities regulators hope to open a new stock market in the first half of the year aimed at growth enterprises, said Shang Fulin, chairman of China's securities regulator.

Bullish stock market spurs securities companies

2008-01-18 10:55:48

Eight small and medium-sized securities companies have posted 543 percent growth in combined yearly net profit to 5.21 billion yuan in 2007, thanks to the booming stock market.

HK gold futures likely soon

2008-01-17 09:12:27

Gold futures and options are likely to be launched on the Hong Kong exchange this year, pending regulatory approval.

GM China auto-finance unit to sell 1.9b yuan bonds

2008-01-14 13:53:42

GMAC-SAIC Automotive Finance Co said it plans to issue 1.9 billion yuan in bonds backed by car loans on the interbank money market on January 15.