中國從嚴整頓互聯(lián)網金融

China’s central bank is leading a wide-ranging clean-up of the country’s unruly internet finance sector,including a suspension on registering newcompanies with “finance” in their names, local mediahave reported.

據(jù)中國媒體報道，中國央行正在牽頭對國內不守規(guī)矩的互聯(lián)網金融行業(yè)進行一場大范圍整治，包括全國暫停注冊“金融”相關字樣的企業(yè)。

Internet finance has grown rapidly in China over thepast two years, but this growth has also attractedfly-by-night operators and outright fraud.

過去兩年來，互聯(lián)網金融在中國快速發(fā)展壯大，但也出現(xiàn)了卷款潛逃的從業(yè)者和明目張膽的欺詐行為。

Last week, multiple agencies led by the People’s Bank of China approved a plan for cleaning upinternet finance, respected business news magazine Caixin reported on its website.

受人尊敬的財經媒體《財新網》在其網站上報道稱，上周，以中國人民銀行(PBoC)為首的多個機構批準了一份整治互聯(lián)網金融的方案。

The multi-agency task force will undertake a one-year crackdown on fraud and risk in onlinepayments, peer-to-peer lending, equity crowdfunding, wealth management and onlineinsurance, Caixin said.

這個跨機構工作組將針對網上支付、P2P借貸、股權眾籌、理財和互聯(lián)網保險等領域的欺詐和風險進行為期不到一年的整治。

Analysts have said increased regulation was likely to benefit larger players such as AntFinancial, the Alibaba Group affiliate, and Tencent Holdings by reducing competition fromsmaller rivals.

分析人士表示，加強監(jiān)管很可能減少來自規(guī)模較小企業(yè)的競爭，從而有利于規(guī)模較大的企業(yè)，如阿里巴巴集團(Alibaba Group)旗下的螞蟻金服(Ant Financial)以及騰訊控股(Tencent Holdings)。

The latest plan instructs province-level agencies responsible for registering corporations —known as administrations for industry and commerce — not to approve new registrations ofcompanies when the world “finance” appears in their name or business description, Caixinreported separately.

財新網另外報道稱，《互聯(lián)網金融風險專項整治工作實施方案》指示負責注冊公司的省級機關——工商系統(tǒng)——暫停登記注冊在名稱、經營范圍中含有金融相關字樣的企業(yè)。

P2P and crowdfunding are a particular focus of the clean-up, Caixin reported. The PBoC planforbids P2P companies from fundraising for their own projects or guaranteeing loans.

據(jù)財新網報道，P2P和眾籌是這場整治的“重中之重”?！秾嵤┓桨浮方筆2P公司“自融自保”，即為自己的項目募集資金或擔保貸款。

It also calls for a crackdown on maturity mismatch in P2P lending and “fund pools” in whichinvestor funds are not matched with specific loans but combined into a single pool.

它還要求打擊P2P借貸和資金池之間的期限錯配，即投資者的資金不是與具體貸款匹配，而是被組合成一個池。

Some P2P platforms have attracted customers by selling short-maturity investment productseven when underlying loans are of longer maturity. Then they use sales of new products tofund payments due on maturing ones.

一些P2P平臺通過銷售期限較短的投資產品吸引客戶，即便基礎貸款的期限更長。然后他們利用新產品的銷售所得支付到期產品的應付款項。

The plan also calls for a crackdown on P2P loans used for mortgage downpayments, which havebeen blamed for the recent surge in property prices in major cities.

《實施方案》還要求整治用于購房首付的P2P貸款，這類首付貸被指加劇了最近大城市房價飆漲。

Some 3,984 P2P platforms had loans outstanding of Rmb504bn ($78bn) at the end of March,according to Online Lending House, a website that tracks the industry.

追蹤P2P貸款行業(yè)的網站網貸之家(Online Lending House)的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，截至3月底，大約3984個P2P平臺的未償還貸款總計達到5040億元人民幣(合780億美元)。

For equity crowdfunding, the plan targets platforms that exaggerate the current or potentialprofits of the investment project. It also forbids fundraising projects that are classified asequity but are effectively like debt because they promise a fixed payout.

對于股權眾籌，《實施方案》將重點打擊那些夸大投資項目當前或潛在利潤的平臺。它還禁止“明股實債變相集資”。

Crowdfunding and wealth management platforms are also barred from selling hedge fund-styleinvestment products to retail investors who do not meet the qualifications for buying themthrough offline channels, or from packaging multiple such funds into synthetic products, theplan said.

《實施方案》稱，眾籌和理財平臺還被禁止向不具備線下購買資質的散戶銷售對沖基金式的投資產品，也不得將私募發(fā)行的各類金融產品通過打包、拆分等形式向公眾銷售。