https://www.scmp.com/rss/505546/feed Joel A. Gallo is CEO of Columbia China League Business Advisory Co. He has 25 years of experience in global finance and technology. He was a former senior executive at Deloitte, PwC, E&Y, Dell EMC and Deutsche Bank, where he advised over 100 global financial institutions on complex strategic initiatives. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com At a time of unprecedented geopolitical uncertainty, punctuated by the Sino-American trade war, China has unveiled bold initiatives to modernise its financial sector. Historically, the modernisation playbook consisted of, first, reform to enhance the competitive standing of firms and capture synergies across market segments, then an epoch of openness to attract foreign participation in capital markets. Although the Wealth Management Connect programme to forge closer economic ties in the Greater... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3093668/chinas-bold-makeover-its-capital-markets-step-right-direction?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3093668/chinas-bold-makeover-its-capital-markets-step-right-direction?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Jul 2020 12:00:17 +0000 The procurement of N95 masks and other personal protective equipment is getting more frenzied than a Black Friday sale in America. Across the world, the mad scramble for whatever medical gear is available continues, yielding a broad spectrum of ugly anecdotes: harsh payment terms (pay in full before anything is shipped out), fake masks, price gouging. On the factory floor in China, orders flood in from an army of brokers, price quotes are relayed out, product registrations are verified, while... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3079981/dash-medical-gear-amid-coronavirus-us-must-realise-its-sellers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3079981/dash-medical-gear-amid-coronavirus-us-must-realise-its-sellers?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Apr 2020 14:00:16 +0000