New rules spur China insurers to buy riskier bank assets
A rules change to let Chinese insurers invest in banks' perpetual bonds should help them improve returns and meet liabilities, but at the cost of greater investment risk, say analysts.
China’s insurance regulator is further encouraging local insurers to invest more in banks’ perpetual bonds by lowering the capital charge, despite concerns about their riskier nature.
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