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Citi China receives approval from SHFE and INE to act as a FMDB
15 September 2023 China
Reporter: Klea Neza

Citi aims to offer a complete end-to-end solution, from trading and research to custody, clearing and settlement, to international investors investing in China

Citi China claims first northbound trades through Swap Connect
15 May 2023 China, Hong Kong
Reporter: AST

Citi indicates that it has executed the first tranche of northbound trades with offshore investors through Swap Connect, the trading link for interest rate swap contracts between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland

State Street grows onshore China CNY FX trading business
16 November 2022 China
Reporter: Lyndsey Young

State Street has been appointed by China’s Harvest Fund Management to provide onshore CNY foreign exchange hedging services for the Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor investment funds

Citi establishes clearing and settlement service for Beijing Stock Exchange
14 January 2022 China
Reporter: Bob Currie

NEEQ-owned Beijing Stock Exchange will specialise in innovation-oriented SME stocks, with many companies currently trading on NEEQ expected to migrate to the new exchange

HSBC becomes first international custodian to facilitate a QFI trade in BSE
05 January 2022 China
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

HSBC has successfully facilitated a transaction in Beijing Stock Exchange, placed by an offshore investor via the Qualified Foreign Investor scheme, becoming the first international custodian to facilitate a QFI trade in BSE

HSBC: China set for ‘dramatic growth’
25 May 2021 China
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

China is on the brink of dramatic growth and intense investor interest, with HSBC suggesting the country is going to continue to open up its market to complete circulations of the flow in and out of China

HSBC facilitates two new cross border ETF launches
08 April 2021 Japan
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

HSBC has provided onshore QFII custody services to enable Daiwa AM to set up two new ETFs under the China-Japan ETF Connectivity scheme

Deutsche Bank joins ranks of custodians offering securities lending via QFII scheme
06 January 2021 Hong Kong
Reporter: Natalie Turner

“After recently receiving our China domestic fund custody license, this transaction is another testimony of our strong capabilities in securities services with a well-aligned offering for local and cross-border business,” says Tony Chao

Standard Chartered China supports first stock borrowing deal by QFII
04 January 2021 China
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Standard Chartered Bank (China) has taken on the role of the custodian in assisting a large overseas institutional investor to complete a stock borrowing deal in the A-share market

HSBC enables short selling transactions under the QFII/RQFII scheme
04 January 2021 China
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The first short selling transactions took place on 29 December marking the first time offshore investors could participate in MF&SS transactions on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges

HSBC facilitates first onshore private fund investment under the QFII/RQFII scheme
17 December 2020 China
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

HSBC has facilitated the first onshore private fund investment via the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors and RMB QFII/RQFII scheme in mainland China

HSBC named global custodian for Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance portfolio
28 September 2020 Seoul
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance has appointed HSBC as global custodian for part of its investment portfolio in the US, Europe, Japan and China