What progress is China making in building modern capital markets? What are the prospects for success? What is the level of corporate governance among Chinese companies, and what role are institutional investors playing?

Two recent studies shed light on these questions, one focusing on investors and the other on companies:

* The ISS 2006 Global Institutional Investor Study, which features a Special Report on China.

* The Corporate Governance Assessment Report of the 100 Top Chinese Listed Companies in 2006, published by the Chinese Centre for Corporate Governance of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Business of the City University of Hong Kong.

To see the ISS study, click here.

To see the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Report, Download file

To see an analysis comparing the two reports, Download file

ISS will present the findings from its Global Investor Study the week of June 5 in a series of webcasts. To attend the online forums, please register here.

What are your views on investing in China? We welcome your comments.