Finance

Feb 28, 2018 20:20 PM

Liu He: Lessons From Global Economic Crises (Part 2)
By Liu He
Award-winning paper by Xi’s top economic adviser offers insights into China’s approach to policymaking and handling crises
Feb 28, 2018 19:17 PM

Banks Get New Tools for Raising Capital
By Wu Xiaomeng, Wu Hongyuran, Peng Qinqin and Leng Cheng
Commercial lenders may need to shore up capital as they bring off-balance sheet assets onto their books
Feb 28, 2018 17:54 PM

Does Blockchain Need Light Touch or Heavy Hand?
By Zhang Yuzhe and Liu Xiao
Official’s endorsement of ‘do no harm’ approach sparks intense discussion in China on how to regulate cryptocurrency
Feb 28, 2018 05:58 AM

Everbright Unit Suspends Loan-Type Trust Business
By Yang Qiaoling and Denise Jia
Suspension runs through March as regulators tighten grip on shadow lending
Feb 27, 2018 21:39 PM

Liu He: Lessons From Global Economic Crises (Part 1)
Award-winning paper by Xi’s top economic adviser offers insights into China’s approach to policymaking and handling crises
Feb 26, 2018 17:57 PM

IPO Reform Deadline to Be Pushed Back Two Years
By Liu Caiping, Huo Kan and Teng Jing Xuan
Securities regulator chief says more time needed to prepare for shift to registration-based system
Feb 24, 2018 06:08 AM

Hong Kong Exchange Sets Timetable for Listing Rule Changes
By Wei Yiyang, Liu Yanfei and Denise Jia
Exchange aims to amend its rules as early as April to allow big tech companies with dual-class share structures to list
Feb 22, 2018 18:18 PM

Trust Firms Search for New Business Out of Shadows
By Yang Qiaoling and Han Wei
Crackdown on off-balance-sheet lending threatens industry’s major source of revenue
Feb 21, 2018 22:36 PM

Regulator Warns Banks They'll be Named and Shamed
By Wu Xiaomeng and Liu Xiao
Watchdog says transgressions, penalties will be made public to deter misconduct
Feb 20, 2018 23:32 PM

Tough Rules to Tame Asset-Management Industry Coming Soon
By Wu Hongyuran and Leng Cheng
Time is ‘ticking away’ for regulators to bring $15 trillion sector under control, executive says
Feb 19, 2018 12:17 PM

China Warns Insurers Against ‘Covertly’ Funding Local Governments
By Teng Jing Xuan
Regulator’s comments latest in Beijing’s attempts to enforce fiscal discipline
Feb 16, 2018 12:24 PM

LeEco’s Shenzhen-Listed Unit Eyes Restructuring
By Zhang Yu and Leng Cheng
Leshi will need at least three months to produce plan that will revive business, cash flow, sources say
Feb 15, 2018 17:10 PM

Shadow Banking Crackdown Hit Money Supply Growth, Central Bank Says
By Wu Gang
Record low increase in M2 will not prevent China’s economy from growing quickly, report argues
Feb 14, 2018 18:36 PM

Chinese Exchange Questions Listed Firm’s Ability to Acquire Greece’s Largest Insurer
By Peng Yanfeng and Liu Xiao
Rongfeng's cost of acquisition far exceeds buyers’ net assets, according to Shenzhen Stock Exchange
Feb 14, 2018 18:03 PM

Quick Take: JPMorgan Becomes First Non-Chinese Yuan Clearing Bank
China’s central bank authorizes institution to provide yuan clearing services in U.S.
Feb 13, 2018 19:32 PM

Bad-Loan Shareholder Bust-Up Reveals Chaos of Sector
By Dong Jing and Leng Cheng
Minority stakeholder suing asset management company for poor performance
Feb 13, 2018 11:04 AM

China Clamps Down on Insurers’ Overseas Financing
By Yang Qiaoling and Han Wei
Amid growing leverage concerns, regulator caps how much of offshore borrowing can be backed by onshore guarantees
Feb 12, 2018 21:10 PM

New Loans Hit New High in January
By Leng Cheng, Liu Xiao and Wu Hongyuran
Banks lent out $460.7 billion in January, up 396% from the previous month
Feb 12, 2018 19:20 PM

China Stocks Recover Part of Last Week’s Rout
By Leng Cheng
Mainland indexes up Monday after worst five-day trading period in two years
Feb 12, 2018 18:10 PM

Ant Financial’s Zhima Credit to Stop Serving Unlicensed Partners
By Liu Xiao
Banks, consumer finance companies and microlenders most recent targets of internal check