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
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 has facilitated the first onshore private fund investment via the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors and RMB QFII/RQFII scheme in mainland China
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance has appointed HSBC as global custodian for part of its investment portfolio in the US, Europe, Japan and China
Ireland has been granted a quota of RMB 50 billion renminbi to invest directly in Chinese securities through the renminbi qualified foreign institutional investors scheme...
Blackrock Fund Advisors has become the first US-based asset manager to be awarded an RQFII licence, allowing it to invest directly into China’s domestic capital markets...
Regulatory differences and a complex local settlement cycle are among the challenges still facing international firms looking to invest in the Chinese markets, according to a paper from DTCC and Celent...
FTSE Russell has created its first index to represent both China A-Shares and Hong Kong H-Shares...
Currencies are evolving as technology spurs ahead and borders cease to exist
Camille Thommes of ALFI explains how the financial behemoth that is the Chinese market could learn more than a little from Luxembourg
Investing in onshore Chinese securities is getting easier, and the benefits will reach far and wide. Florence Lee of HSBC Securities Services explains
Asia Pacific countries need to work together to make the most of foreign investment, according to Lawrence Au of BNP Paribas
Cian Burke of HSBC discusses the opening of China’s doors to its capital market through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect initiative
HSBC’s head of client management in Asia Pacific talks to AST about how the market has weathered the global financial crisis, forthcoming regulatory changes and opportunities in the region
Julien Kasparian, head of Hong Kong at BNP Paribas, explains the financial services industry in Hong Kong and how it competes globally
Uniquely positioned to connect China to the global funds industry, Hong Kong is doing just that, and it seems HKEx is just getting started
What will Asia’s much-mooted fund passports mean for transfer agents? Experts discuss the possibilities
AST discovers what it takes to service a fund in Vietnam
