Why were some banks heavily affected by mortgage crises, while others barely? Why were some banking sectors dominated by “originate and distribute” model, while others were trading? Why did some banks decide not to follow the others, and preferred to stay traditional banks? How the models...

At the end of October 2011, the heads of the three financial sector regulators were rotated. It is time to ask what are the rules behind the scenes for the process of “revolving doors” in China, how far the Party interference reaches and what the future holds for the Chinese financial sector.

This paper not only considers the regulatory challenges faced by regulators, but also the potential of responsive regulation and particularly meta regulation to address these challenges. It explores developments which have necessitated a change from the traditional form of regulation, that is,...