China boardroom update - Issue 6, August 2010
On 7 June 2010, the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) published the "Banking Financial Institutions Outsourcing Risk Management Guidance". This Guidance has been long-awaited, having first appeared in the form of a consultation paper in early 2008. It sets out stringent requirements on outsourcing risk management of the financial services industry, and represents another challenge for financial institutions to implement effectively.