HK-mainland market link worth effort

There has been an apparent dismissal of proposals to link the Hong Kong and mainland stock markets as infeasible.

Traders optimistic as stocks hit new high

Shanghai's benchmark stock index sprinted past the 3,000-point mark yesterday for the first time before closing just below the historic level.

China will resume issuance of equity-investment funds late this month after a three-month hiatus.

Chinese companies raised a mountain of money from bank loans and the stock market last year.

Are Chinese A shares in a dangerous bubble that is about to burst, or is the recent shakeout just a classic bull market correction?

At about US$10 billion, Greater China was the second-largest market for private equity in Asia in 2006.

As the debate on liquidity-caused bubbles on the domestic stock market intensified, the regulators remained silent until late last month.

At the National Financial Work Conference held in Beijing January 19 and 20, new policies for the finance industry were outlined.

Cheng Siwei, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, urged investors to make rational decisions.

It is just like a railway station during a festival - as the public address system beams out "Don't rush. Don't rush. Please do not rush."

The lure of the country's stock market has never been so strong, and the current bull market is drawing in loads of new investors.

The latest regulations issued by the securities regulator to improve China's stock market may not bring immediate effects.