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China’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Acquires Major Shares in Domestic Banks
Added on Oct 12, 2011
Central Huijin, a unit of China’s national investment arm purchased major portions of China...
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Bank of Japan Must Prepare for Downside Risks – Maasaki Shirakawa
Added on Oct 11, 2011
Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Maasaki Shirakawa warned the bank’s board that the bank needs to...
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China's Tenpay, American Express Join for International Internet Payment Service
Added on Oct 10, 2011
Tenpay, the Internet payment subsidiary of Chinese technology firm Tencent, and American Express hav...
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Beijing’s Credit Clampdown Causes Explosion in Informal Lending
Added on Sep 30, 2011
Beijing’s credit slowdown, intended to help China’s economy achieve a “soft landin...
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Italian Officials Hold Talks Asking China to Buy Bonds
Added on Sep 13, 2011
Italy's Finance Ministry has held talks with China's sovereign wealth fund and other Chinese officia...
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Chinese Companies Head for Amsterdam
Added on Sep 05, 2011
About 30 Chinese companies will open branches or European headquarters in the Netherlands in 2011, u...
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Bank of America Nearing Completion of China Construction Bank Sale
Added on Aug 30, 2011
Bank of America (BoA) will soon complete it’s plan to sell a major portion of it’s stake...
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China's Food Chain Lures Private Equity
Added on Aug 29, 2011
Global private equity firms, including Carlyle, Blackstone Group LP and 3i Group PLC, are increasing...
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Terra Firma Lands in China
Added on Aug 29, 2011
London-based private equity company Terra Firma Capital Partners will open an office in China’...
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Marshall Wace Adding Chinese Realtors and Banks to Hedge Funds
Added on Aug 25, 2011
UK-based asset management firm Marshall Wace recently began adding several Chinese property firms an...
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New China Life to Launch IPO in Hong Kong and Shanghai
Added on Aug 11, 2011
New China Life Insurance, one of China’s largest insurance firms, intends to raise RMB25 billi...
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China Should Let the Yuan Float – Yu Yongding
Added on Aug 08, 2011
Yu Yongding, a former member the monetary policy committee of the People’s Bank of China, Chin...
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ICBC Buys Controlling Share in Standard Bank Argentina
Added on Aug 05, 2011
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) agree to pay RMB4 billion (US$600 million) to acqui...
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JP Morgan Aiming to Triple Revenue in China by 2016
Added on Aug 05, 2011
JP Morgan Chase & Co, the largest bank in the US by assets under management, intends to triple t...
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HSBC to Increase Asia Presence While Cutting Positions Globally
Added on Aug 04, 2011
Despite planning to cut 30,000 positions globally by 2013, HSBC announced Monday that they intend to...
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Smaller Cities Lure Foreign Investors
Added on Aug 01, 2011
Foreign institutional investors have increasingly been exploring China's third- and even fourth-tier...
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China to Become World’s Largest Gold Consumer by Year’s End
Added on Jul 29, 2011
China may become the world’s largest consumer of physical gold by the end of 2011, said Chuck...
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Guosen Securities Doubles Workforce, Plans IPO
Added on Jul 25, 2011
Guosen Securities, China’s top arranger of initial public offerings, has doubled the size of i...
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Shanghai International Stock Board May Hit Troubles – Ernst & Young
Added on Jul 15, 2011
The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) International Board, announced in 2010 for introduction in early 2...
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Singapore’s Temasek Will Not Sell Agricultural Bank of China Shares
Added on Jul 14, 2011
Following sales of stakes in China Construction Bank (CCB) and Bank of China (BoC), Singapore’...
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Dagong Downgrades Italy’s Credit Rating Citing Debt Worries, Poor Economic Perfo
Added on Jul 13, 2011
Italy’s credit rating was downgraded to A- and put on a “negative watch list” by D...
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China and US Securities Regulators Agree on Increased Regulation Following Accou
Added on Jul 12, 2011
A delegation from the US Securities and Exchange Comission (SEC) met with China Securities Regulator...
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Lagarde Tipped to Give Chinese National Top IMF Job
Added on Jul 11, 2011
China is close to clinching a top-level post at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), sources famil...
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AutoChina International Under Investigation by SEC
Added on Jul 04, 2011
AutoChina International has been asked to restate it’s financial statements for the year ended...
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New Report Highlights Local Debt Risks
Added on Jul 01, 2011
On Monday, June 27th, China national audit office chief Liu Jiayi warned that the country is facing...
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China Unionpay Plans Taiwan Office
Added on Jun 24, 2011
China UnionPay, the only bank card network on the Chinese mainland, plans to set up an office in Tai...
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Citibank Opens New Branch in Central China
Added on Jun 17, 2011
Citibank China opened Thursday a new branch in Changsha, Hunan Province, taking its total number of...
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China Banking Assets to Overtake US by 2023-PwC
Added on Jun 09, 2011
China will overtake the US to become the world's largest banking economy by 2023, when banking asset...
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Online Pay Sites Get Green Light
Added on Jun 02, 2011
The People’s Bank of China recently announced its first batch of electronic payment licenses...
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2011 Shanghai Financial Prosperity Index Launched-Roland Berger
Added on May 20, 2011
2011 Shanghai Financial Prosperity Index Launched-Roland Berger     Shanghai’s finan...
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HSBC Continues to Hire
Added on May 18, 2011
HSBC, the London-based bank, will continue to hire in China and plans to add about 1,000 staff annu...
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China’s Insurance Market to Grow Dramatically Over Next Two Decades: ACE Life
Added on Apr 12, 2011
China’s Insurance Market to Grow Dramatically Over Next Two Decades: ACE Life   ACE Life,...
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Emerging East Asian Bonds Reach $5.2 Trillion in 2010
Added on Apr 02, 2011
The currency bond markets of Emerging East Asia which including PRC, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Sin...
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Zurich Assesses the Aggregate Impact of Recent Catastrophe Losses in the Asia-Pa
Added on Apr 01, 2011
Zurich Assesses the Aggregate Impact of Recent Catastrophe Losses in the Asia-Pacific Region.  ...
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China to Speed up Development of OTC Market
Added on Mar 23, 2011
China to Speed up Development of OTC Market   China will accelerate the development of its over...
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NASDAQ to Build Station in Beijing's Haidian District
Added on Mar 16, 2011
NASDAQ to Build Station in Beijing’s Haidian District   The NASDAQ Stock Exchange, the wo...
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Unionpay and Citibank Will Go Deeper in Asia
Added on Mar 14, 2011
Unionpay and Citibank Will Go Deeper in Asia   China UnionPay Co cooperated with Citibank to go...
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UBS to Sponsor F1 in Shanghai
Added on Mar 07, 2011
UBS to Sponsor F1 in Shanghai   Swiss bank UBS signed a deal to become the title sponsor for th...
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Zurich Reduces Its Stake in New China Life Insurance
Added on Mar 04, 2011
According to Zurich Financial Sevices Group (Zurich), it is to reduce its 20% stake in New China Lif...
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JP Morgan Hires Most Bankers in China
Added on Mar 01, 2011
JP Morgan Hires Most Bankers in China   JP Morgan hired the biggest number of bankers in China...
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Put It On Visa
Added on Jan 10, 2011
Put It On Visa   More than 98% of Chinese netizens bought products or services in 2010, which c...
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New Paypal Service
Added on Dec 13, 2010
Looking For a Slice of the Blackberry Pie   The Canadian smartphone maker, Research In Motion...
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Mengniu Dairy to Buy Majority Stake in Junlebao
Added on Nov 23, 2010
Mengniu Dairy to Buy Majority Stake in Junlebao   China’s biggest dairy company- Mengniu...
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Added on Aug 31, 2010
UBS to Set Up an M&A Team in China August 27, 2010 20:41   UBS AG will establish a merger...
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Added on Jul 16, 2010
China to be Priority for Citigroup July 15, 2010 13:20   Citigroup Inc plans to open 60 new ou...
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Added on Jun 22, 2010
AWARDS GIVEN FOR CSR EFFORTS June 21, 2010 13:20   The Ministry of Commerce is using CSR indi...
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Added on Aug 11, 2009
"As the market saturation rises, in the future the issuance and audit of the operating license...
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