Legal & Regulatory
Japan sees Yakuza branching out to startup investing, insider trading, corporate lending - AFP
A report by Agence France-Presse (AFP)recounted the difficulties of curbing the links between corporate Japan and the yakuza, and how some of the country's major banks adopted a laissez-faire compliance in eradicating mob ties.
Chinese regulators plans resumption of IPOs in China next month
After a 14-month freeze on initial public offerings, the China Securities Regulatory Commission said it expects a resumption of public listings by January next year.
Hong Kong's HK$100B offshore investment proposal could take a long time for approval
Bankers and brokers believe that QDII3, a HKD100 billion investment scheme in Shenzen's Qianhai economic zone designed to allow offshore investment in Hong Kong, could take a long time before Beijing approves it.
Russia offers cheaper natural gas to Ukraine to join economic bloc
Ukraine can get cheaper natural gas if it joins an economic bloc led by Moscow, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov told Bloomberg News.