Banking
CHINA INSURES BANK DEPOSITS
China | Milestones<br />
The Chinese government has followed the US and Western European model by providing deposit insurance for private savers in the Chinese banking system.
China
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Award Ceremonies and Events
STARS OF CHINA AWARDS CEREMONY 2014
<strong>Global Finance</strong> held its annual Stars of China awards ceremony in Beijing in November. Corporate and financial leaders from around the country were present to accept their awards and honor other recipients.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
RENMINBI CONVERSION CAP LIFTED IN HONG KONG
<strong>China | Capital Markets</strong><br />
In a major step toward opening China’s capital account, Hong Kong and Shanghai have linked their equity markets and abolished the cap on how much Chinese currency Hong Kong residents may purchase (or sell) daily.
Award Winners
CHINA: A NEW ECONOMY IN THE MAKING
Annual Survey | Stars Of China<br />
Something’s changed this year. Midmarket innovators are taking the lead, Internet companies are now world-beaters, and banks are staking their ground in a whole new way.
Award Winners
CHINA: BANKS FORCED TO INNOVATE IN FAST-CHANGING MARKET
Annual Survey | Stars Of China<br />
Nothing has characterized the recent pressure on traditional banking in China more than the challenge posed by Internet companies to the Big Four Chinese Banks
Features
Largest Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) 2015
A Sovereign Wealth Fund is a state-owned investment fund comprising financial assets such as stocks, bonds, real estate or other instruments and funded by foreign exchange assets.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
China: Will the Tough Get Going?
EXCLUSIVE<br />
As China’stop political leaders gathered this week in Beijing for their annual conclave amid expectations for a new reform push, a joint study by two U.S. think tanks said that the world’s second-largest economy is undergoing a massive overhaul of its obsolete growth model.
Features
China’s Legal Reform Is Front and Center
Some discrepancy exists between the rules that are written and those that are enforced. This is true for most places in the world, and China is no exception.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
RUSSIA REAPS REWARDS FOR STEADY CHINESE COURTSHIP
RUSSIA/CHINA<br />
The recent raft of Chinese investments into Russia following president Putin’s May visit to Shanghai might look like a rapid response to counter Western sanctions.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
WILL MARITIME CONFLICTS PUSH ASEAN TO NEW REGIONAL ROLE?
ASIA<br />
The members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are faced with important decisions over the organization’s future amid increasing conflicts between China and member states over territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Features
Despite U.S. Prodding, Renminbi Liberalization to Proceed at China’s Pace
During his trip to China in mid-May, US Treasury secretary Jacob Lew repeated a favorite Washington refrain: Authorities in Beijing should do more to allow the renminbi to trade freely against the dollar.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
ANNUAL SURVEY: WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2014
In our 21st annual survey, Global Finance identifies the best banks in 150 countries and eight regions. The winners are not always the biggest banks, but rather, the best—those with the qualities that corporations should look for when choosing a bank.