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China’s thriving brokerage minnows set to come under M&A spotlight
April 3rd, 2015
* Stock market boom saw brokers doubling profits in 2014 * Beijing plans to open up sector to more financial firms * Stiff industry competition ahead to lead to more deals In the shoals of China’s little-known stockbrokers, fast-growing ...
Deutsche Börse and China Construction Bank agree strategic partnership
March 31st, 2015
Deutsche Börse: Deutsche Börse Group and China Construction Bank (CCB) have entered into a strategic partnership and have signed an agreement. Deutsche Börse Group is a leading global provider of financial market infrastructure services and is based in the European ...
IMF and China’s Ministry of Finance Sign Agreement on Strengthening Fiscal Institutions and Capacity Development
March 30th, 2015
A new initiative launched this week marks an important milestone in the area of technical cooperation and training between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Chinese Ministry of Finance in support of a comprehensive package of reforms. These ...
China’s Central Bank Warns Of Deflation
March 30th, 2015
The People’s Bank of China echoed what many in the market have been saying for months now: the risk of deflation in the No. 2 economy is now very real. Speaking at the Boao Forum in Hainan, China this weekend, central ...
Asia shares swing higher as China nears seven year high
March 30th, 2015
Asian stock markets rose on Monday, with China stocks nearing a seven-year peak on hopes for more infrastructure spending and policy stimulus, while oil prices suffered further from excess supply. Activity was guarded most elsewhere in a week book-ended with holidays ...
China Bonds Drop Most Since December This Week on Debt Swap Plan
March 27th, 2015
China’s 10-year government bonds headed for their biggest weekly decline since December on speculation a move to allow regional authorities to swap debt into municipal notes will increase supply. The government will permit as much as 1 trillion yuan ...
Asian shares wobble as China PMI weighs
March 24th, 2015
An index of Asian shares wobbled between positive and negative territory on Tuesday after a measure of Chinese factory activity unexpectedly skidded to an 11-month low, pointing up weakness in the economy. The flash HSBC/Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) ...
China to reap Alibaba windfall as tightens up on tax
March 23rd, 2015
China could make billions of dollars from taxing gains made by employees of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group BABA.N who are free to sell their shares for the first time since its IPO, as the country tightens up its leaky ...
China Construction Bank Extends Use of Catena TRACE for FX Derivatives Trade Reporting Using Hosted Platform
March 23rd, 2015
Catena Technologies Pte Ltd today announced that China Construction Bank has extended its use of Catena’s TRACE™ system to report foreign exchange derivatives to the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Along with the extended use for FX, the bank will ...
China’s Consumption Transition
March 20th, 2015
A standard pattern of long-term economic development is that a country goes through a period of higher savings and investment, along with correspondingly lower consumption levels. After the growth spurt, consumption levels rise again. For illustration, here’s a figure ...
