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The article offers information on the expansion of the scope of companies that are allowed to offer corporate bonds by the China Securities Regulatory Commission.

This section offers news briefs on China's foreign investment law, corporate bonds and overseas listing of foreign investment shares as of March 2015. A draft of China's Foreign Investment Law was issued by the Ministry of Commerce. The administrative measures for issuing and trading corporate bonds were issued by the Securities Regulatory Commission. A circular on issues relevant to exchange control in connection with overseas listing was issued by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

This article discusses two laws issued by the China Securities Regulatory Commission governing the financing of securities financing companies, margin trading and short selling in October 2011. With the laws, securities financing companies are allowed to raise funds through private borrowing or selling corporate bonds. They also allows brokerages to expand their schemes to other brokerages that qualify in order to engage in margin trading and short selling.

The article reports that Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) has benefited from the Green Channel, part of the corporate bonds issuance examination system of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). It is mentioned that the proceeds earned by SIPG will be used to pay debt and to replace its working capital. The details of the corporate bond review process are described. Legal partners Steven Chen and Maggie Han of Jin Mao have been appointed to represent SIPG in the said process.

The article on the 5.1-billion U.S. Hong Kong dollar global bond offering from Winsway Coking Coal Holdings (Winsway) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE).

The article focuses on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange rules for listing and administration of bonds in China. It mentions that the listing and trading of enterprise bonds offered by non-corporate legal persons will be based on these rules, and will not apply to the listing and trading of convertible or exchangeable corporate bonds. It presents the criteria that offeror must follow for the listing of their offered bonds on the Stock Exchange, as well as for trading through the centralized competitive trading system and integrated platform.

The article focuses on the circular on adjusting matters relevant to the offering listing, and trading of corporate bonds in China. Corporate bonds refer to negotiable securities offered by a company which indicate that the principal will be repaid interest within a period of at least one year. According to the circular, which was issued on November 2, 2009, corporate bonds that meet the criteria of the Article 2.2 of the Rules or that have been listed even before the issuance of the Circular are eligible for trading through different systems.

The article focuses on the rules for listing of corporate bonds in China. The rules reportedly apply to the listing and trading of corporate bonds issued by listed companies and other corporate legal persons on the Stock Exchange. The rules enumerate the criteria that offerors have to comply with to apply for corporate and enterprise bonds. The article also specifies that bonds that fail to meet the criteria can only be listed for trading through the integrated electronic platform for securities with fixed returns.

The article summarizes the provisions of the Circular on Matters Relevant to Bond Investment issued by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission on September 22, 2009. The issuer must have an average annual profit for the preceding three financial years of not below than one year's coupon payments of all bonds. The rule raised the maximum ratio of corporate bond investment by insurance companies from 30% to 40% of their total assets. Bonds and convertible bonds invested by companies in Hong Kong large state-owned companies should have a rating of BBB.

The article presents the main contents of the Trial Provisions for the Issuance of Exchangeable Bonds by Shareholders of Listed Companies, promulgated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission on October 17, 2008. A definition of the term "exchangeable bonds" is included. The Measures for Pilot Projects for the Offering of Corporate Bonds, promulgated on October 14, 2007, is a related legislation.

The article presents the Trial Provisions for the Offering of Exchangeable Bonds by Shareholders of Listed Companies which contain the requirements for application to the China Securities Regulatory Commission to offer exchangeable bonds. These guidelines were formulated pursuant to the Measures for Pilot Projects for the Offering of Corporate Bonds.

The article reports on Vietnamese company Vincom's sale of convertible bonds on the international market for the first time. The transaction was characterized by support from the government, regulatory flexibility and a high level of disclosure. The property company's bond issue was valued at 100 million U.S. dollars and is considered the first international bond from Vietnam since a sovereign bond issue in 2005.

The article offers information on new rules from China's Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), which will allow shareholders of listed companies in China to issue exchangeable bonds. Issued on October 17, 2008, the rules stated that shareholders need to have net assets of at least 3 million Chinese yuan in order to qualify for exchangeable bond issuance. Zhang Xin of Global Law Offices, non-controlling shareholders are not discriminated under the rules.

The article focuses on statements issued by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in defense over accusations of a failure to monitor banks selling Lehman Brothers-linked minibonds. investors filed complaints of being misled over the risk of these minibonds, following the bankruptcy of Lehman. According to SFC chief executive Martin Wheatley, investors should have examined what they were purchasing.

The article offers information on First Gen Corporation's issue of 300 million U.S. dollars worth of five-year convertible bonds wherein Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker served as international counsel. The transaction was initially at 225 million U.S. dollars but was raised after the manager's over-allotment option was exercised. According to Robert Panlilio, senior country manager of JP Morgan Chase Bank, the transaction was oversubscribed and closed within two hours of its launch.