By Chang Junfeng, Gan Yulai and Deng Zhe King & Wood Mallesons’ Dispute Resolution group.

Is insider trading still under severe crackdown? 

Insider trading had always been the closely focused subject of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) in the recent years. In 2017, it became the top priority of the CSRC. According to the Bulletin of the China Securities Regulatory Commission Regarding Cases Handled in H1 2017, in the first half of 2017, the CSRC launched a total of 302 preliminary/formal investigations, 140 of which were new insider trading cases, making up 46% of the total number of investigations. Among these new insider trading cases, the CSRC initiated preliminary investigations into 104 of them and filed formal investigations into 36. In addition, on 7 July 2017, the CSRC issued the third batch of cases under investigation, with a heavy focus placed on insider trading.
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