Emerging World: China’s Promising, Untapped Fixed Income Market
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Emerging World: China’s Promising, Untapped Fixed Income Market
As renminbi becomes a global reserve currency, expect a gradual global shift of asset allocations to renminbi-denominated bonds.
Boston, March 16, 2016 – With healthy liquidity, diverse product selection, attractive yields, and portfolio diversification benefits, China’s onshore fixed income market offers global investors a promising asset allocation option. As this market expands and increases in global prominence, new opportunities will emerge not only for international investors and broker-dealers but also for financial technology and infrastructure providers. But market participants interested in taking advantage of these opportunities must understand the complexities of the environment.
This detailed guide to the Chinese onshore fixed income market includes data and analysis surrounding market structure, bond sectors, liquidity, and major market participants as well as trading, clearing, and settlement mechanisms. It also overviews regulatory regimes and access programs supporting foreign investors’ market participation. It is based on an amalgamation of publicly available data and interviews with market participants from various financial industry sectors related to China’s onshore fixed income markets, and it mentions Bloomberg, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Standard Chartered, Wind Information.
This 33-page Impact Note contains 18 figures and five tables. Clients of Aite Group’s Institutional Securities & Investments service can download this report.