Sept 10 — At a State Council Information Office briefing, CSRC Vice Chairman Li Chao said that since the 2024 'six M&A measures' were issued listed companies have disclosed 370 major asset restructurings, with a number of quality firms accelerating transformation via M&A. He said since the new 'Nine Measures' listed firms have returned more than CNY7trn via dividends and buybacks; over 2,000 firms have paid dividends for five consecutive years and more than 1,000 have paid interim dividends, wit

Sept 10 — At a State Council Information Office briefing, CSRC Vice Chairman Li Chao said that since the 2024 'six M&A measures' were issued listed companies have disclosed 370 major asset restructurings, with a number of quality firms accelerating transformation via M&A. He said since the new 'Nine Measures' listed firms have returned more than CNY7trn via dividends and buybacks; over 2,000 firms have paid dividends for five consecutive years and more than 1,000 have paid interim dividends, with dividend frequency and amounts continuing to rise.