Baoshang Bank rescue attracts investors to China debt

Bank bailout signals Beijing’s support for financial sector

Although the Chinese government's bailout of Baoshang Bank indicates support for financial institutions, not all investors are likely to escape the credit risks of Chinese banks.

May 27, 2019

Awaiting China's next great bank asset sale

A bond default by coal firm Hidili underlines the growing pressures facing many Chinese companies, which could yet spur the country's banks into asset sales and securitisations.

November 04, 2015

Buyers' market for Chinese NPLs created by tighter credit

Stricter credit requirements, the Sino-US trade war and defaults are creating a bonanza of Chinese non-performing loans for foreign investors.

June 05, 2019

Investors see good in Chinese bad loans

Foreign purchases of Chinese bad loans are likely to ramp up this year, but hot demand has driven up prices and shrunk profitability.

March 13, 2019

Foreign funds “smell money” in China’s NPL market

International interest grows even though the industry cannot match the outsized returns of its early days.

April 19, 2018

Huarong chief talks China’s deleveraging challenges

Lai Xiaomin, chairman of China Huarong Asset Management, says China’s expanded debt-for-equity swap programme is bound for success, subject to some regulatory tweaks.

April 17, 2018