China’s financial regulators on Thursday unveiled a slew of measures to urge large state-owned mutual funds and insurers to purchase more A-shares.

BEIJING -- China's public offering fund sector has maintained a stable development trend in recent years, with further measures set to boost the development of this sector in 2025, an official said at a press conference on Thursday.

China announced plans on Thursday to channel hundreds of billions of yuan of investment from state-owned insurers into shares as part of the government's latest efforts to support a struggling stock market.

Starting this year, 30 per cent of the annual insurance premium from new policies will be put into yuan-denominated A shares, regulator Wu Qing said.

Chinese stocks saw an early trading surge following Beijing's initiative encouraging insurance funds to invest in mainland shares. The new plan, backed by six financial regulators, is set to introduce billions in capital annually,

The China Securities Regulatory Commission, the country's top securities watchdog, said at a work conference on Monday that it will step up joint monitoring and supervision of the country's stock, exchange-traded and over-the-counter markets, as well as the futures and spot markets.

State-owned insurers and mutual funds are expected to play a pivotal role in the process, the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Ministry of Finance said in a press briefing.

BEIJING/HONG KONG - China is set to slash pay for staff at its top three financial regulators, including the central bank, by about half, as part of a regulatory revamp unveiled in 2023 to bring their salaries in line with other civil servants,

New shades of capitalism are emerging in China's tuckered out stock market as companies, at Beijing's behest, buy back their shares and pay record dividends to investors lying in wait for a so-far evasive rebound.

China announced plans on Thursday (Jan 23) to channel hundreds of billions of yuan annually into shares from state-owned insurers, in the government’s latest effort to support equity markets. Read more at The Business Times.

China is guiding local mutual funds and insurers to boost their stock purchases in the government’s latest initiative to shore up its ailing equity market as it confronts the threat of higher tariffs.

Chinese shares ended higher, supported by the country's securities regulator's pledge to stabilize the market. The China Securities Regulatory Commission Monday said it will work with the PBOC to enha