QFII rules open Chinese markets to institutional investors

New regulations coming into effect this month mark a significant development of the securities market in China.

Qualifying Foreign Institutional Investors Investing in Domestic Securities Markets Tentative Procedures the QFII Tentative Procedures were promulgated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the People's Bank of China on 5 November.

Key features of interest include

Opening the A share and domestic bond markets to foreign investment for the first time

Access to the A share RMB denominated shares issued by PRC companies listed on one of the two domestic Stock Exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen market was previously reserved only for domestic PRC individuals and institutions and consequently off-limits to offshore foreign investors.

The QFII Tentative Procedures mean that certain types of institutional investors outside the PRC which meet the relevant criteria...

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