Finance


Will Ant Financial Become Wildly Successful Like Taobao?
| May. 24 2016
Currently the most valuable fintech company in China, Alibaba’s Ant Financial owns a myriad of businesses: China’s largest.


Standing Apart From The Trans Pacific Partnership
| Mar. 20 2016
Asia is seeing growing rivalries—and also the enduring influence of the US. In the post-war years it was.
Regulating internet finance in China
Chen Long, Professor of Finance at CKGSB, believes that the authorities have to tread a fine line while regulating internet.


| Mar. 26 2014
Internet finance in China: Risk-free Returns?
Internet finance in China is taking off and deposits in online funds such as Alibaba’s Yu’e.


| Mar. 24 2014
Imagining Bitcoin’s Future: Privacy or Regulation?
Bitcoin has spurred interest in virtual currencies, which have the ability to revolutionize our world. But governments and regulators will.


| Mar. 5 2014
China Roundup: LinkedIn Checks into China; Weibo to List on the NASDAQ; and the Renminbi Slides Further
The week that was: LinkedIn enters China with an innovative model; Sina Weibo plans US listing; the Chinese renminbi.







| Feb. 28 2014
China Roundup: Google and Foxconn Partner; Lenovo profits up; and Internet Finance under the Scanner
The week that was: the People’s Bank of China weighs in on internet finance; Chinese trust firms have slower.







| Feb. 14 2014
CHINA ROUND-UP: Workforce Shrinks Again; Lenovo Buys IBM Server; And Big Four Auditors Barred
The week that was: China workforce declines two years in a row; trust product distributed by ICBC faces default; Lenovo.







| Jan. 24 2014
Shanghai Free Trade Zone: Lightning in a Bubble
Will the Shanghai free trade zone live up to the hype? “In retrospect, one of my biggest mistakes was leaving.


| Jan. 22 2014
China Round-up: World’s New Trading Champion; IPO Draws Drama; and Wozniak Endorses Xiaomi
The week that was: China is set to overtake the US as the world’s largest trader; firms delay listing.







| Jan. 17 2014
China Round-up: Video Game Consoles Resurrect; Fight on Shadow Banking; and More Coal for China
The week that was: Beijing continues to restrict shadow banking practices; top economic planning agency approves more coalmines; a 13.







| Jan. 10 2014
Bitcoin in China: A Brave New World?
What a tumultuous year for bitcoin in China has taught us about the relationship between China’s investors and regulators.


| Jan. 8 2014
China Roundup: Bitcoin Prices Plunge; Luxury Market Slows Down; and Housing Prices Rise
The week that was: luxury retail in China slows down as the government’s anti-corruption measures take effect; over.







| Dec. 20 2013
The World Trade Organization’s Bali Package: Good News for China
The World Trade Organization’s Bali deal is likely to boost China’s economy tremendously. Here’s how. Eighteen.


| Dec. 19 2013