# Financial Reform
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Seoul’s 24-Hour Gamble: Currency Liberalization Meets a 17-Year Low
South Korea is launching 24-hour won trading on July 6 to modernize its financial sector and pursue an MSCI developed-market upgrade. The reform occurs as the currency hits a 17-year low, driven by structural capital outflows despite strong export performance.
The Great Reallocation: Goldman Sachs Foresees a Pivot from Property to Stocks in China
Goldman Sachs reports that Chinese household wealth is entering a structural shift away from real estate and low-yield deposits toward equities and insurance. While stocks currently make up less than 10% of household portfolios, the long-term potential for growth is high as the property sector's dominance wanes.
Beijing’s New Blueprint: China Launches High-Stakes Action Plan to Halt Foreign Capital Flight
China has released a comprehensive inter-agency roadmap to stabilize and optimize foreign investment, focusing on expanding market access in finance, healthcare, and services. The plan aims to address long-standing corporate grievances regarding data security laws, M&A hurdles, and unequal treatment in government procurement.
China’s Great Deposit Migration: Why Two Trillion Yuan Fled the Banks
A historic decline in Chinese household deposits reveals a structural shift from traditional savings to active wealth management. Driven by falling interest rates, trillions of yuan are moving into non-bank financial products, signaling a maturing and more active financial market.
Beijing Trims Trading Costs to Revitalize Bond Market Liquidity
China's primary bond clearing house, CCDC, is increasing the fee discount for bond market makers from 20% to 25% starting in mid-2026. The policy aims to lower operational costs and enhance liquidity in the secondary bond market through 2028.
Beijing’s Strategic Blueprint: Li Qiang Signals Deeper Push for Market Integration and Financial Oversight
Premier Li Qiang chaired a State Council meeting focusing on three pillars: accelerating the creation of a unified national market, approving a five-year plan for modernizing emergency response, and revising the PBOC Law. These measures aim to enhance domestic economic efficiency, proactive risk management, and central bank authority.
China’s Dormant Trillions: Why the Housing Provident Fund is Struggling to Wake Up
China's Housing Provident Fund is grappling with over 6 trillion RMB in unutilized capital across 33 major cities as a cooling property market discourages withdrawals. To address this, the government is launching reforms to include gig workers and expand usage scenarios to prevent these funds from remaining 'sleeping' assets.