Opening up the market for QFII investment in China's securities market
New rules allow greater investments in China’s capital markets and impose a shorter lock-up period, but failure to comply could lead to the loss of QFII status
Issue: November 2009
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QFII
foreign exchange
The Provisions on Foreign Exchange Control in Connection with Securities Investments in China by Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (合格境外机构投资者境内证券投资外汇管理规定) were issued by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (Safe) on September 29 2009. The Provisions contain almost the same changes set out in a consultation draft published on September 4. Key articles of the Provisions include the increase of a single Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor’s (QFII)’s maximum quota from US$800 million to US$1 billion and the shortening of the lock-up period for institutional investors from one year to three months.
Background
The Provisions supersede the 2002 Safe regulations and supplement the 2006 QFII measures. Under the QFII scheme, foreign investors are permitted to invest in local Chinese stocks and bonds. To be granted QFII status, foreign institutional investors are required to meet certain requirements and to obtain the requisite approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)
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