Shanghai-London Stock Connect (SLSC) is an innovative cross-border financial markets listing and trading mechanism linking Chinese stock market with its British counterpart. It allows Chinese public companies to issue Global Depository Receipts (GDR) to be traded on the London Stock Exchange....

This article provides an in-depth analysis of laws and regulations relating to Shanghai-London Stock Connect (SLSC) which enables investors and public companies in both China and the UK to access each other's capital markets. It introduces the history and latest developments of the SLSC. It...

In this article the authors analyse the reform of listing rules in China and the operating mechanism of the new Chinese Depositary Receipts (CDRs). Most technology giants in mainland China, such as Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, JD and NetEase have listed their shares on overseas stock markets such as...

This paper introduces and analyses China's latest reform of capital markets law in light of its recent launch of the sci-tech innovation board (star market) to facilitate the fundraising of technological and innovative businesses. It evaluates the functions and justifications for the star...

This article introduces and analyses the historical evolution of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in the US, in particular, its changing role from a simple deposit insurer to an all-rounded trouble shooter for banking institutions in crisis. It evaluates the operating mechanisms...

Since the global financial crisis (GFC), deposit insurance, as an essential part of the financial safety net, has been significantly developed to be an effective mechanism to contain bank runs and market fears. Unlike many advanced markets having deposit insurance for years, China has just...

From 2014–15, China witnessed a super bull in its stock market, as the major SSE Composite Index was more than doubled, but it was followed by an unprecedented crash triggering a global sell-off. This article argues that margin trading, which means investors that borrow money from stock...

Discusses how the development of innovative financial technology (Fintech) is giving rise to new "challenger banks" entering the UK market. Examines the business models of two digital challenger banks, Aldermore Bank and Shawbrook Bank, and the mobile-based Atom Bank. Suggests why challenger...