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China’s new securities regulator has a China dream, too

May 6, 2013 1:26pm by Lydia Guo
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When Xiao Gang, the new boss of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, used ‘China dream’ as the theme of his first public speech following his appointment back in March, he was making an obvious echo of president Xi Jinping’s evoctaion of a ‘China dream’. Xiao’s speech was published on CSRC’s website to just before China’s May 4th Youth Day.

However, whether Xiao really is a reformist remains to be seen. He certainly seems willing to continue the reforms started by his predecessor, Guo Shuqing. But progress will require something more practical than dreams. Continue reading »

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China’s new securities regulator: more reformist than you think

Mar 21, 2013 3:00am by Chris Wright
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What should we make of the appointment of China’s new top securities regulator? The expectations are: stability, predictability, and no great drive for further market reform. But we might all be surprised.

Xiao Gang (pictured), until this week the chairman of the Bank of China, is being interpreted as a cautious new head of the China Securities Regulatory Commission. Continue reading »

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China reforms: and the beat goes on

Mar 20, 2013 11:52am by Simon Rabinovitch
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In the pantheon of financial news, China’s decision to open its interbank bond market to foreign investors may seem a small item. But the announcement, made on Wednesday, is a big one for two reasons.

First, it gives foreign institutions access to a major asset class. Second, its timing signifies that China’s financial reform train is still very much in motion just a few days after the dust finally settled on the country’s leadership reshuffle. Continue reading »

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BlackRock’s China push takes shape

Jan 15, 2013 1:48am by Pan Kwan Yuk
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Slowly but surely, BlackRock’s designs for its China push are falling into place.

Having recruited Mark McCombe from HSBC in Hong Kong to run Asia just 16 months ago, the world’s biggest asset manager this week has hired Wang Hsueh-ming (王學明), one of Goldman Sach’s top lieutenants in China, to head up its operations there. Continue reading »

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