This post is a concise and comprehensive guide to the nomenclature of Chinese share classes. Broadly speaking, Chinese shares can be broken down into two types: Companies that are incorporated within mainland China Companies that are incorporated outside of mainland China (e.g. the Cayman Islands or the British Virgin Islands) but are established in and […]
In this article, we provide an overview of the four programs that foreign investors can use to invest in the Chinese fixed income markets. An introduction to China’s fixed income markets is provided here. China Interbank Bond Market (CIBM) Direct Bond Connect Program Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) program Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) […]
China’s currency, the Renminbi, has grown in global prevalence in line with the country’s rising status as an economic superpower. According to the most recent statistics, the Renminbi is the fifth most active currency for global payments, the eighth most active currency for foreign exchange trading, and the fifth most held reserve currency among central […]
In this article, we introduce SAIC Motor (Chinese: 上海汽车集团) (SHA: 600104), China’s number one automaker in terms of vehicle sales for over 15 years. This article provides a timeline of SAIC’s formation and development over the past 70 years, a breakdown of the company’s six operating segments, as well as an overview of SAIC’s automobile […]
Ant Group, formerly known as Ant Financial, is a digital finance tech company affiliated with Alibaba Group. Ant was initially founded as Alipay in 2004, an online payment platform with escrow functionalities. The company was spun off from Alibaba in 2011 and expanded to become a comprehensive platform for consumers to access digital finance services, […]
Ant Group was founded based on the principle that smaller is better, that smaller is more powerful, but how powerful exactly is this power of the collective? In Part 2 of the Ant Group series, we dissect Ant’s IPO prospectus to answer this question with seven mind-staggering facts you need to know. If you’ve missed […]
12.12 (or “double twelve”) is an unofficial online shopping holiday that takes place every year on December 12th, similarly to Singles’ Day (or “double eleven”). The 2035 Plan is a national strategic plan launched in 2020 for China to achieve “socialist modernization” with goals including broadened urbanization, an expansion of the middle class, and doubling […]
In this article, we provide an introduction and quick overview of China’s fixed income markets. Whilst many foreign investors have been captivated by Chinese equities, including stocks of Chinese companies listed in China or Hong Kong as well as in the US, fewer investors have turned their attention to China’s debt markets. A reason for […]
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JD Group (full Chinese name Jingdong – 京东) is one of China’s three major e-commerce companies, with the other two dominant e-commerce incumbents being Alibaba Group and Pinduoduo. This article is the first part of our two-part series on JD, where we provide an overview of the company’s history, business model, and key financial statistics. […]
Previously, in Introducing China’s Banking Sector, we explored the history of China’s banking sector over the past 120 years and provided an overview of how the country’s banking system is currently structured. Subsequently, in Introducing China’s Largest Banks, we introduced China’s ten largest banks based on 2022 total assets, including each bank’s history, relative size […]
Previously in Introducing China’s Banking Sector, we explored the history of how China’s banking sector evolved over the past 120 years and provided an overview of how the country’s banking system is currently structured. In this article, we introduce China’s ten largest banks based on 2022 total assets, including each bank’s history, value of total […]
A-shares are shares of Chinese companies incorporated in mainland China that are traded in RMB either on the Shanghai Stock Exchange or the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (see more about Chinese share classes here). There are three ways for foreigners to invest in A-shares: Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) program Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) […]