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China Connect - vs. RQFII/QFII (continue)
Key differences between China Connect and RQFII/QFII
Currency
China Connect (Northbound)
• Offshore RMB
RQFII (since 2011)
Offshore RMB
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Securities
Lending and
Borrowing
Liquidity
Funding or
Cash
account
• Permitted with restrictions
• Not available
QFII (since 2002)
• USD or other major foreign currencies
• Not available
•
Daily liquidity
• No restriction for sell trades
•
Buy trades are subject to daily net buy
quota
• Trading and settlement flow are
•
subject to a closed-loop mechanism
under which income from securities
sales shall be returned to origin
instead of being deposited with local
market
Prefunding not required
No approval required from PBOC
•
.
Quota shall be used within 1 year upon
quota is granted or approved
Open-ended funds
。 Daily injection and repatriation
。 No lock-up period
All other RQFIls
o 3 months (instead of 1 year) lock-up
period from the date that accumulative
principal injection reaches RMB100MM
。 Daily injection and repatriation (instead
of six months injection period and
Monthly repatriation)
o For principal repatriation, principal can
be re-injected, but net amount of
investment capital remitted to China
shall be within the investment quota
(instead of quota will be reduced
accordingly)
• RQFII custodian must confirm available
cash before trade occurs
• Obtain approval from RMB/FCY from
PBOC
• Quota shall be used within 1 year upon quota is
granted or approved
Monthly repatriation capped at 20% of its total
QFII investments at the end of prior year
Open-ended funds
。 Daily injection and repatriation
o 3 months lock-up period from date of the
US$20mm principal injection
• All other QFIls
o 3 months lock-up period from date of the
US$20mm principal injection
Daily injection and repatriation
。 For principal repatriation, principal can be re-
injected, but the net amount of capital remitted
into China must be within the investment quota.
No need to file with SAFE
⚫ QFII custodian must confirm available cash before
trade occurs
• Obtain approval from RMB/FCY from PBOC
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