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China launches cross-border payment system
October 8th, 2015
China’s cross-border interbank payments system, established as a yuan-based alternative to the interbank Swift network, has launched with 11 domestic banks and eight foreign institutions onboard. The CIPS platform will be used to support cross-border goods and services trade ...
Samsung Electronics says mobile payments data safe after LoopPay hack
October 8th, 2015
Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said its Samsung Pay user data is safe after a hacking attack against a U.S.-based subsidiary that developed a key technology for its newly-launched mobile payments system. Disclosure of the attack, first reported ...
Asian Shares Mostly Down; Singapore Enters Bear Market
September 28th, 2015
Japan shares fall as investors rethink likelihood of easing Japanese shares led Asian markets lower Monday, as investors reconsidered the prospects for further monetary easing, while stocks elsewhere mostly fell as evidence of China’s slowdown continues to build. The ...
China Cannot Let This Happen
September 24th, 2015
After borrowing — and largely wasting — $15 trillion during the Great Recession, China now looks like a typical decadent developed-world country, complete with slow growth, anemic consumer spending and unstable financial markets. But it’s not France, Canada or ...
HSBC Thinks China Stocks Rout Is Nearly Over
September 24th, 2015
Margin loans are at 10-month low relative to market value Record selloff by leveraged traders fueled stock declines Further losses by Chinese stocks are limited after leveraged traders cut $218 billion of positions, according to HSBC Holdings Plc. The ...
$1 Trillion Asset Manager Says the Dollar Is Overvalued
September 23rd, 2015
Greenback has factored in prospect of first U.S. rate increase Dollar is undervalued against many Asian currencies, Kwok says The dollar is overvalued and is unlikely to extend gains versus the euro and yen unless the Federal Reserve raises ...
China Said to Suspect Citic of Insider Trading During Rescue
September 23rd, 2015
Preliminary probe said to find evidence of insider trading Citic says it hasn’t been notified on nature of investigation A Chinese probe found evidence that Citic Securities Co., the nation’s biggest brokerage, engaged in insider trading connected to the government’s ...
China turns to Islamic finance to expand economic clout
September 22nd, 2015
Islamic finance is gaining prominence as a channel for China to expand its economic influence abroad as banks strengthen ties with Muslim-majority countries and Chinese companies start to tap offshore pools of Islamic funds. With a Muslim population of ...
China central bank orders banks to tighten supervision of clients’ forex deals: sources
September 18th, 2015
The People’s Bank of China has ordered banks to closely scrutinize clients’ foreign exchange transactions to prevent illicit cross-border currency arbitrage, sources with the direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday. China’s yuan is not freely convertible ...
Beijing investigates senior figure at China’s state securities regulator in latest step to crackdown on market irregularities
September 17th, 2015
The assistant chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission Zhang Yujun is being investigated for ‘disciplinary violations’ The mainland’s anti-graft watchdog is investigating a senior figure at the state securities regulator, as Beijing takes its latest step in cracking down ...
