Experts divided on the implications of China's money supply in 2012, rose to become the world's highest that year.
Hong Kong's offshore renminbi deposits, excluding Certificate of Deposits, could account for over 25 percent of total deposits in the city by 2015.
The lack of a level playing field on the regulatory reform in Asia Pacific may place a burden on the region’s banks, said a KPMG report.
CIMB Research is negative on China's telecom shares as profitability could be affected by lower-margin 3G customers.
China's government bonds fell after the central bank drained funds from the financial system for the first time in eight months.
The rally seen in Chinese real estate stocks since Dec 3 could be at an end, based on continued fears that Beijing is expected to launch some form of property tax in the first half of the year.
Shanghai-listed Zhejiang Southeast Electric Power Co Ltd plans to swap its US dollar-denominated B shares for the main A-share board.
China's national social security fund opened 30 new trade accounts in January to expand investment in the domestic stock market.
A guideline has been announced by the Shanghai Stock Exchange for the fast-tracking of information disclosure by listed companies, to improve service quality.