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Fear Spreads as China’s Finance Firms Face Arrests
November 18th, 2015
“People are worried” as hedge funds, traders, CSRC targeted At least 16 connected to finance world caught up in crackdown The high-drama highway arrest of a prominent hedge fund manager. Seizures of computers and phones at Chinese mutual funds. The investigations ...
China in net forex purchase in Oct, reverses 3 mths of heavy sales
November 16th, 2015
China‘s central bank and commercial banks bought a net 12.9 billion yuan ($2.02 billion) worth of foreign exchange in October, data showed on Sunday, stemming heavy sales in the previous three months that underlined capital outflows. The October net ...
Foreign investors warn China e-trading proposal could sink Stock Connect
November 13th, 2015
Draft rules to curb high-speed trading blamed for China’s summer stock market crash could kill off billions of dollars of investment into China, global banks and investors have told Chinese regulators in a letter. Industry participants who signed off ...
‘Too big to fail’ Chinese banks face $400 billion capital call
November 11th, 2015
China‘s four biggest banks may have to raise up to $400 billion to meet new global capital rules, an onerous task that could pressure them to slow down lending at a time when Beijing wants them to help prop ...
Asian stocks mixed after China data deluge
November 11th, 2015
Asian stocks turned mixed on Wednesday following fresh economic data from China that largely met expectations. China’s fixed-asset investment (FAI) increased 10.2 percent in the January-October period compared with the year-earlier period, in line with expectations, slightly coming down from the ...
China allows direct trade of yuan with Swiss franc
November 10th, 2015
Move part of Beijing’s strategy to promote RMB as a global reserve currency alongside the dollar China‘s national foreign exchange market will introduce direct trading of the Swiss franc, the operator said on Monday, as the country pushes greater ...
HSBC hopes to leapfrog rivals with new China partnership
November 10th, 2015
HSBC to use JV to tap China’s onshore bond market Foreign rivals on restrictive licences have made little inroad HSBC will have full control of JV and broader licence Risk of rising defaults in slowing Chinese economy HSBC is ...
Cross-Border RMB Flows and Capital Market Connectivity Between China and Singapore to Strengthen
November 9th, 2015
Initiatives to strengthen cross-border Renminbi (RMB) flows and a commitment to collaborate on capital market connectivity between China and Singapore were the key outcomes in financial co-operation arising from the recent State Visit to Singapore by the President of ...
China stocks set for 3rd day of gains, Hong Kong slips on US rate worry
November 6th, 2015
Main indexes up; small caps help sustain the rise Some investors sell blue chips on profit taking Hong Kong index down, pressured by possible U.S. rate hike China’s stocks rose for a third day on Friday, but gains were ...
China forex regulator tells staff to take graft fight seriously
November 3rd, 2015
China‘s foreign exchange regulator has urged its officials to take seriously the ruling Communist Party’s fight against corruption and follow rules closely, the regulator said in a statement released by the country’s graft watchdog on Tuesday. Dozens of senior ...
