What debt and equity investors want from China

Foreign investment continues to accelerate as the government rolls out new measures, but many still fear making a leap into the unknown.

Even after Bond Connect, simplified rules and better hedging tools are needed for more meaningful foreign participation in the $9 trillion market, a conference hears.

As global index provider MSCI confirms it will add A-shares to its influential emerging-markets benchmark, experts across the region pitch in on what it means for investors.

China and Hong Kong need to get their act together if Bond Connect is going to buck a run of disappointing trading links. Investors need to be able to hedge interest rate risk onshore.

The credibility of domestic credit ratings and a lack of hedging tools remain some of the challenges for China to develop a truly international bond market, FinanceAsia's inaugural bond connect survey reveals.

One year after the mutual recognition scheme launched, FinanceAsia is conducting a major survey on its impact and the way forward.