The financial industry has witnessed the so-called “fintech revolution” in recent years. Due to the emergence of information technologies such as cloud computing, big data, blockchain and artificial intelligence, the landscape of the traditional financial industry has been largely...

This article discusses and analyses one of the most popular commercial contracts in China: private lending agreement. It refers to moneylending arrangements between a business borrower and its debt investors. Millions of private businesses in China, having limited access to the state-dominated...

This article discusses and analyses the latest capital markets law reform in China, which involves the launch of the star market (sci-tech innovation board) at the Shanghai Stock Exchange as well as the introduction of the “registration-based” IPO regime to replace the previous...

Introduction -- Private lending market: historical evolution and operating mechanism -- The private lending crisis : cause, effect, and risk -- The legal framework of private lending -- Regulating private lending : rationale and practice -- The future of private lending -- Conclusion.

In recent years, special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) have gained great popularity in the U.S. and globally as they offer a fast and low-cost listing route as an alternative to traditional IPOs. In September 2021, the Singapore Exchange (“SGX”) officially launched the SPAC...

The existing literature on central bank digital currencies (CBDC) focuses mostly on relevant regulatory issues in a domestic context. However, digital yuan or digital renminbi, the CBDCs issued by China which is the world’s second-largest economy as well as the first mover in this game, will...

This paper analyses China's latest reform of its capital markets law and securities regulation, especially the IPO and listing rules. It focuses on the new registration-based IPO system by making some comparison with the original approval-based IPO regime

Mr Ding Hui, the chairman and chief executive of a Hong Kong-listed fashion retailer, Fujian Nuoqi Co Ltd, suddenly went missing in July 2014. As a result, the company's share price slumped by more than 50% in three consecutive days. It remained mysterious about Mr Ding's motivation for...

China now has a gigantic financial industry worth trillions of dollars. Its banks and insurance companies are among the largest in the world. It also holds three of the most active stock exchanges and thousands of public companies. Fintech firms have sprung across the country including top...

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...