The Beijing Supervision Bureau of the National Financial Regulatory
Administration approved Jianxin Trust to conduct stock-index futures trading. A
regulator review shows 17 trust companies now hold stock-index futures trading
qualifications and the pace of approvals has noticeably accelerated. Huabao
Trust was the first to gain the qualification in 2011; subsequent approvals
include Jiangsu Trust, Guomin Trust, COFCO Trust, Zhejin Trust, Huaxin Trust,
Caixin Trust, Yuecai Trust and Guotou Taikang Trust.