China banking regulator tightens rules on WMPs, flags more curbs

SHANGHAI China's banking regulator is tightening disclosure rules on lenders' wealth management products (WMP) as it tries to track risky lending practices in the shadow banking sector, the latest in a series of steps by Beijing aimed at defusing financial ... ( read original story ...)

Shanghai stocks slip to 7-month low

SHANGHAI: Shanghai stocks surrendered gains to end at their lowest since mid-October, after producer price inflation cooled more than expected and worries persisted over tightening financial regulations. The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.5 percent to 3,337 ... ( read original story ...)