China’s new IPO rules to raise compliance challenges for overseas underwriters

China’s new IPO rules to raise compliance challenges for overseas underwriters

An advertising board (L) showing a Chinese stone lion is pictured near an entrance to the headquarters (R) of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), in Beijing, China, in this September 7, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Files

Foreign financial intermediaries that manage overseas share sales of Chinese mainland companies could face tougher compliance challenges under a proposed new regulatory framework that will increase registration and paperwork requirements.