China chooses the offshore option

China's Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor scheme allows Chinese investors to invest directly in offshore investments. Some observers think that this will boost demand for structured investments linked to overseas assets, but others believe the short-term impact will be negligible. Amanda Lee weighs up the arguments

Deutsche Bank is bullish about the opportunities for structured products in China. According to a report released in April, the bank believes direct sales of both foreign currency denominated and renminbi-denominated structured products in China will grow by between 20% and 30% annually over the next few years.

Following the launch of the Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor (QDII) scheme, Chinese retail banks, insurers, fund management firms and securities houses are now allowed to raise

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

Stemming the tide of rising FX settlement risk

As the trading of emerging markets currencies gathers pace and broader uncertainty sweeps across financial markets, CLS is exploring alternative services designed to mitigate settlement risk for the FX market

Most read articles loading...

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