QDII pressure set to ease as Chinese insurers join Stock Connect

Sep 8, 2016

Mainland insurance firms have been granted permission to buy Hong Kong stocks via the Stock Connect, a move that should spur more southbound trading and free up QDII quota.

QDII pressure set to ease as Chinese insurers join Stock Connect

Chinese insurance firms have been given the green light to invest in Hong Kong equities via the Shanghai-Hong Kong Connect, in a move aimed at helping them boost investment returns and portfolio diversification. It is likely to free up overseas investment quota under the qualified domestic institutional investor (QDII) scheme.

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