BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping said the nation must “unswervingly” crackdown on financial irregularities and illegal behaviors, while improving shortcomings in its market supervision, state news agency Xinhua quoted him as saying on Tuesday. (…
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China considers financial “rewards” for second child after baby boom fails to materialise
China is considering paying couples to have a second baby after the scrapping of rules limiting family sizes failed to produce an expected baby boom. Authorities imposed a “one-child policy” for almost four decades which…
China's Two-Child Policy: Authorities Mull Financial Rewards For Couples Who Go For Second Child
China is reviewing birth rewards and subsidies to encourage couples to have a second child, after surveys showed that many are hesitant to expand families due to economic constraints, the state-owned China Daily newspaper reported.…
China planning to offer financial rewards to encourage couples to have second child
China is said to be considering offering financial incentives to couples to encourage them to expand their families to four. The latest measure comes after a survey showed Chinese couples preferred to have only one…
Manulife stands to benefit from foreign ownership relaxation in China: CEO
If China relaxes foreign ownership limits on financial firms as anticipated, Manulife Financial Corp. is keen to take controlling stakes in operations there, said Don Guloien, chief executive of the Toronto-based insurer, which already has…
Economic Watch: China's financial regulators keep lid on emergent risks
BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) — China’s central bank and regulators for the stock, banking and insurance sectors are in full swing attempting to rein in rising financial risks. The country’s top stock market regulator Sunday…
China’s securities watchdog ‘hard on the digital trail of financial crocodiles’
The head of China’s securities watchdog refused to name names on Sunday as he vowed pursue “barbarians” and “crocodiles” preying on the nation’s financial markets at the expense of retail investors. China Securities Regulatory Commission…
China’s smaller banks vulnerable to shocks as policy makers tighten rules
In recent years China ’s smaller banks have aggressively grown their assets. According to figures published by Katherine Lei, a banking analyst at JP Morgan, in a recent report, between 2012 and 2015 assets at…
China's securities regulator hits at “financial crocodiles”
BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) — A Chinese regulator lashed out at “financial crocodiles” that gobbled up retail investors’ interests on the stock market on Sunday, vowing stricter regulation. Some “barbarians” and “crocodiles” hurt retail investors…
China securities regulator to focus on stability, reform
Liu said earlier this month that CSRC would take down law-breaking financial tycoons he called “giant crocodiles”, saying they will not be allowed to take advantage of retail investors. China’s crackdown on illegal market activities…
China summons reformer to tackle banking woes
BEIJING Guo Shuqing, who is stepping down as governor of Shandong province to take control of China’s banking regulator, returns to Beijing at a decisive moment for the country’s financial system following years of breakneck…
Businessman from China investing in Vancouver real estate ordered to repay millions
“There is some financial crime happening in Vancouver in the real estate market.” – China CITIC bank lawyer Christine Duhaime This week, a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled in favour of upholding the Chinese arbitration…
China names southwestern city's former mayor to top legislative finance panel
BEIJING China’s top legislative body on Friday appointed the former mayor of a key southwestern city as vice chairman of the congressional committee on finance and economics, the official Xinhua news agency said. The standing…
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