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The article focuses on the Measures on the Pilot Asset Management Business of Futures Companies from the China Securities Regulatory Commission. Criteria that futures companies need to fulfill to qualify for the pilot asset management business are given, one is to have a net capital of at least 500 million renminbi. Article 9 states that the initial entrusted assets of single clients need to be at least one million renminbi. Investment scope includes futures, options and central bank paper.

The article reports on the plan by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to revise the country's law that regulates its fund management industry.

Central and the local governments have taken inconsistent approaches over the country's RMB1 trillion debt-to-equity swap policy [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents an update on developments in shadow banking as of June 2014. It reports the appeal of a senior Canadian securities regulator for global supervisors to protect market-based finance from regulation. Opinions from industry experts on the regulatory response to shadow banking are presented. Also reported is the setting up of asset management companies by the Chinese government to reduce risk in the banking system in the country.

Four Chinese corporate issuers Wanda Holding Group Co, Shandong Iron & Steel Group Co, Hefei Industry Investment Holding (Group) Co and Wuhan State-Owned Asset Management Company are fighting for investors' attention on a busy Thursday in the primary bond market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the asset management industry of China in 2008. It informs that China's fund managers faced difficulties during the first half of 2008 and mutual funds and equity funds suffered declines. It mentions that despite the unfavorable conditions in the country's two stock exchanges, the fund management industry is growing in importance. It further gives an overview of the industry in the past 10 years and a table showing the allocation of personal financial assets in China.

This article focuses on Chinese fund managers who are preparing to plunge into the new enterprise annuities business, which promises billions of dollars in assets under management. Interestingly, most fund managers selected to manage enterprise annuities or corporate pensions are among the country's top 10 and are founding members of China's asset management industry. Prime examples are Shenzhen-based Boshi Fund Management and China Southern Fund Management as well as Beijing's China Asset Management Co. Many of these domestic firms are known for their deep working relationships and contacts within the fund industry and regulatory circles. INSETS: Swimming against the tide;The new system.

China Great Wall Asset Management Co reopened bond supply from the country's bad debt managers this week with a tightly priced $500m deal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents information related to the issues faced by the non-performing loans (NPL) market in China. In 1999 the Chinese government fixed ten years time to solve the bank NPL problem in the country by setting up four asset management companies (AMCs). The AMCs, that have been the main players in NPL market of the country, are facing an uncertain future.

Huarong Asset Management Co hired 30 banks to lead its triple tranche transaction on Thursday, relying on some orders from the leads to secure $1.9bn. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China Chengtong Holdings Group priced its inaugural $500m bond on Tuesday, hitting the market as it transitions under a pilot programme for state-owned enterprises. Investors debated fair value for an unrated credit that is somewhere between a corporate and a financial, reports Morgan Davis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]