China’s QFII expansion heralds next step in liberalisation of market

The foreign legion

china-red-carpet
Rolling out the red carpet: China is courting foreign investors by extending its QFII scheme

Getting access to the Chinese market is difficult. Despite all the hype that surrounds the world’s second largest economy, until recently foreign investors made up just over 1% of trading on China’s A-shares market (shares traded on mainland China exchanges which are only available to QFII quota holders). By contrast, Korea or Taiwan might see 30% or more of turnover of their equity markets conducted by foreigners, according to trader estimates. “International investors are generally underweight

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@risk.net or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.risk.net/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@risk.net to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Risk.net? View our subscription options

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Risk.net account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account here