CSRC chairman Wu Qing said at the Lujiazui Forum on June 17, 2026 that reforms of the Sci‑Tech Innovation Board (STAR Market) and ChiNext will be further deepened. The two boards now list over 2,000 companies with combined market capitalization above 35 trillion yuan.

China's financial regulator said it will support eligible financial institutions to establish in Shanghai and approved two insurance asset managers, Youbang Insurance Asset Management Co. and Hequan Insurance Asset Management Co. It will also support deeper foreign participation, allowing eligible foreign banks to apply to pilot Treasury futures and other financial businesses to improve the onshore business environment.

Genspark.ai expands Series B to $485m; post-money valuation $2.6bn.