China orders major state-owned firms to report large investments

2007-08-02 13:11:10

China's state assets watchdog on Wednesday ordered all central state-owned enterprises to report their major investment activities in a bid to shun investment risks.

Risk notices required on warrants

2007-08-02 13:04:01

Chinese mainland stock exchanges started yesterday to require investors to sign risk acknowledgement memos with brokers before they begin trading warrants.

Plastic futures now on sale

2007-08-01 08:56:44

Plastic futures debuted yesterday at the Dalian Commodity Exchange in the coastal city in northeast China's Liaoning Province.

Central bank to tighten real estate credit

2007-08-01 08:43:01

The central bank's Shanghai headquarters said last weekend it will intensify supervision on credit flows of both real estate developers and house buyers, the Beijing Times reported today.

NASDAQ-style board expected next year

2007-07-31 11:52:57

The country is expected to set up a long-delayed NASDAQ-style stock exchange next year, an industry official was quoted as saying yesterday.

Leadership warns on overheated economy

2007-07-27 09:21:49

The economy has to be stopped from becoming overheated and to ensure that officials at all levels will implement the central government's policies, the country's leadership said yesterday.

Anti-money laundering screws tightened

2007-07-27 08:58:44

The central bank has directed insurance and securities institutions to set up an anti-money laundering mechanism this year.

CBRC: Policy banks not allowed capital adequacy ratio below 8%

2007-07-26 17:13:45

Policy banks are not allowed to have a capital adequacy ratio below 8 percent, according to a revised management measure issued by the China Banking Regulatory Commission.

Insurers to be allowed to increase overseas investment

2007-07-24 17:02:38

The Chinese government is to release amended rules on management of insurance companies' overseas investment soon, the industry regulator said.

Rules changed to woo long-term QFII funds

2007-07-24 09:08:29

China will ease the restrictions on QFIIs seeking to invest in the stock market, with the aim of attracting long-term funds, the Shenzhen-based Securities Times reported Monday.

Banking regulator says credit growth should slow down to 15% for 2007

2007-07-23 08:42:43

China banking regulator urged to curb the growth of newly-added bank loans this year to no more than 15 percent in a bid to slow down the blistering economic growth.

China to increase resource tax on ores

2007-07-18 14:05:57

China will raise the resource tax on lead and zinc mines, copper mines and tungsten mines as of August 1 this year, the Securities Times reported today.