In recent weeks we have noticed that the finance relationship between two global rivals, USA and China, are sharpened. The main reason is the audit reports for Longtop Financial Technologies; the electronics firm that was kicked off the New York Stock Exchange in August. One of the worst-possible case outcomes is that China companies could be completely shut out of U.S. capital markets. Moreover, future accounting data on American multinationals operating in China could also be deemed untrustworthy (1).
"It's really a Cuban missile crisis that we are looking at right now," says Paul Gillis, an expert in trans-national accounting who spends most of his time in China. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which holds primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws and regulating the securities industry along with the Justice Department are investigating possible investor fraud by Longtop. Although the SEC has asked China for vital documents, China has refused to provide for violation of the prohibition to provide requested documents directly abroad. This shows that China is not yet ready to work with actors such as the SEC or the PCAOB (Public Company Accounting The Oversight Board) (1).
Although the U.S. regulators have displayed remarkable patience in dealing with foreign nations, especially China, there was no meaningful movement in negotiations with this country in recent years. Because China needs access to the US capital and China does not want to be a global financial outlier, the PCAOB predicts one or two joint inspections of China-based auditors this month (1). But according to the last information, the planned visit to Washington by their Chinese counterparts to continue the talks has been postponed (2).
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2 comments:
China has been in the process of opening up to the rest of the world financially for some time now. They've made great progress, but they will have to continue to adjust to the rules by which the global market operates as they become a world leader.
Personally, I agree that China will be forced to continue negotiations or they will be forced to take sacrifice significant economical growth.
I agree with you Dan that China has to solve this problem to stay economically open to the world. But what I found more striking is that no reason was given for the delay so nobody really knows what is going on.
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