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China capital markets
Be prepared to seize investment opportunities

                                                Together we thrive
China capital markets - Be prepared to seize investment opportunities - Together we thrive - HSBC Global Banking
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Why China?
China’s economy is more open and globally connected than ever before, with a strong emphasis on trade and investment openness, and various investment
channels to help investors to access its domestic capital markets.

    China’s capital markets                                                                                                       China’s equity market                 Internationalisation
    are among the biggest globally yet it is largely funded by domestic investors                                                                                       of RMB

                                                                                                                                  1,508                 listed          RMB is the

                                                                                                                                                                        3
                                                                                                                                                        companies
                   China’s equity market:                                      China’s bond market:
                                                                                                                                  on the Shanghai Stock Exchange             rd      most actively
                                                                                                                                                                                     used currency
                   world’s                                                     world’s                                            (as of August 2019)
                                                                                                                                                                                     in trade finance
                                                                                                                                                                                     (as of August 2019)

                   2ndlargest                                                  2nd                                                2,166
                                                                                                                                                                        and the

                                                                                                                                                                        5
                                                                                 largest                                                                listed
                                                                                                                                                                            th
                                                                                                                                                                                     most active
                   (by total market cap)                                                                                                                companies                    currency for
                                                                                                                                                                                     international
                                                                                                                                  on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange
                                                                                                                        2                                                            payments by value
                                                                                                                                  (as of August 2019)
                                                                                                                                                                                     (as of August 2019)
                                                                                                                                                                    3                                      5

    Estimates of
                                                                   As of 2018, 1.89% of global
    USD 320bn                                                      FX reserve is allocated to
                                                                   RMB, compare with 1.23%
                                                                                                      1.89%                        China’s green bond market
    new foreign inflows into China’s bond                          at the end of 2017
    market as a result of inclusion into three
                                                                                                                                   China has the                         China represented

                                                                                                                                    2nd                                  25%
    key global benchmark bond indexes

    USD 85bn
                                                                                        Reserve managers expect
                                                                                                                                      largest
                                                                        5.4%            to contribute 3.5% by
                                                                                        2020 and 5.4% by 2025                                                            of all green bonds
    inflows expected due to the inclusion                                                                                            green bond market
                                                                                        of their reserves in RMB
                                                                                                                                     in the world
                                                                                                                                                                         issued in 2018
    of two key global equity indexes
                                                        6                                                               1                                                                                  4

1 HSBC Reserve Management Trends 2019                                                    4	ASIFMA and FTSE Russell August 2019
2 World Federation of Exchange, August 2019; Bloomberg, September 2019                   5 Swift, July 2019
3 Shanghai Stock Exchange, August 2019; Shenzhen Stock Exchange, August 2019             6 HSBC Global Research
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Increasing connectivity over time
China is gradually opening up its capital markets, with simplified channels, enlarged quotas and easier access for foreign financial institutions and investors.

                                                                                                                                                          Dec 2016
                                                                                                                 2016
    2002                                                               2014                                      China Interbank Bond Market
                                                                                                                                                          Shenzhen-Hong Kong
                                                                                                                                                          Stock Connect launched
                                                                                                                 (CIBM) Direct launched
    Qualified Foreign Institutional                                    Shanghai-Hong Kong                                                                 Providing access to a market
    Investor Scheme (QFII) launched                                    Stock Connect launched                    Giving foreign financial institutions    that is home to many “new
                                                                                                                 access to a wide range of fixed          economy stocks” in sectors
    Opening up China’s A-share market                                  Providing a new route into                                                         such as technology, media
                                                                                                                 income instruments in China’s
    to foreign investors for the first time                            China’s largest stock exchange                                                     and healthcare
                                                                                                                 bond market

                                      2011                                                   2015                                    Oct 2016
                                      RMB Qualified Foreign                                  Mutual Recognition of                   Inclusion of RMB into the
                                      Institutional Investor                                 Funds (MRF) launched                    International Monetary
                                      Scheme (RQFII) launched                                                                        Fund’s Special Drawing
                                                                                             Providing mainland China and
                                                                                                                                     Right currency basket
                                      RMB version of QFII officially                         Hong Kong products with new
                                      launched, allowing onshore                             cross-border mobility                   RMB now makes up 10.92%
                                      securities to be traded                                                                        of the basket
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                                                                            What you need to know
                                                                            ®® China has introduced simplified channels       ®® STAR market represents a step forward in
                                                                               to enter the CIBM                                 the reform of the IPO system and providing
                                                                            ®® Stock Connect provides easier cross-border        technology companies with greater access
                                                                               trading between Hong Kong, Shanghai and           to capital
                                                                               Shenzhen stock markets                         ®® There will no longer be any quota restriction
                                                                            ®® Under PBOC Notice 159, foreign investors          for QFII and RQFII. Foreign investors can
                                                                               can now easily access CNY FX to hedge             now invest after necessary registrations
                                                                               China bonds and equities portfolio
Jun 2017
Inclusion of A-shares into
MSCI’s Emerging Markets                                                                                      Aug 2019
Index is announced
                                                                                                             STAR market represents a              Sep 2019
Driving greater demand by            May 2018                               Apr 2019                         step forward in the reform of
foreign investors for onshore                                                                                                                      QFII and RQFII investment
                                                                                                             the IPO system and providing
exposure                             Daily quota of northbound                                                                                     quota restrictions are abolished
                                                                            Inclusion of China bonds         technology companies with
                                     and southbound stock connect           in Bloomberg indices             greater access to capital             by China Safe Administration
                                     increased by 3x to RMB 52bn                                                                                   of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)
                                     and RMB 42bn respectively.

                                        Jun 2018                                        Jan 2019                 Jun 2019                               July 2019
Jul 2017                                PBOC Notice 159                                 QFII/RQFII               London-Shanghai Stock                  A+H companies listed
                                                                                        consultation to          Connect                                on the STAR Market
Bond Connect northbound                 Offshore investors can access                   harmonise both                                                  (‘Science and Technology
launched                                onshore deliverable CNY under                                            Connecting the London Stock
                                                                                        channels and                                                    Innovation Board’) are
                                        the schemes of CIBM, Bond                                                Exchange (LSE) and the Shanghai
Allowing overseas investors to                                                          further relax and                                               eligible for trading via
                                        Connect and RQFII, with HKMA                                             Stock Exchange (SSE), allowing
trade on the CIBM with their usual                                                      expand the scopes.                                              Stock Connect.
                                        guidance on CNY for Stock                                                global investors in London to
international methods via the                                                                                    access shares listed in SSE via
Connect platform and settle bonds       Connect released in June 2019.
                                                                                                                 Global Depository Receipt (GDR)
more simply via Hong Kong                                                                                        and Chinese investors to buy
                                                                                                                 LSE-listed stocks via China
                                                                                                                 Depository Receipt (CDR)
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Investing in China’s capital markets
With the further opening up of the onshore capital market, offshore investors can now access China’s equity and bond markets via a variety of schemes.
The schemes are designed for different types of investors and products.

                                Applicable products                                                           Eligible investors                                            Source of fund       Quota availability

                                ®® Exchange-listed A-shares, bonds and warrants                               ®® Overseas asset management companies, insurance            ®® FCY (converted    ®® No investment
                                ®® Fixed income products traded in interbank bond market                          companies, securities firms, banks, funds, government        at onshore CNY)      quota*
                        QFII    ®® Securities investment funds                                                    agencies                                                                       ®® Only necessary
                                ®® Index futures (for hedging only)                                                                                                                                 registration
                                ®® Subscription to initial public offerings, additional                                                                                                             process required*
                                   issuance, rights issues and convertible bond issuance
                                ®® The New Third Board & Sci-Tech Innovation Board
                                   (STAR Market)
   Inbound Investment

                                ®® Exchange-listed A-shares, bonds and warrants                               ®® Qualified financial institutions in designated offshore   ®® FCY (converted    ®® No investment
                                ®® Fixed income products traded in interbank bond market                          RMB markets                                                  offshore at CNY      quota*
                        RQFII   ®® Securities investment funds                                                                                                                 or CNH)           ®® Only necessary
                                ®® Index futures (for hedging only)                                                                                                         ®® Offshore RMB         registration
                                ®® Subscription to initial public offerings, additional                                                                                                             process required*
                                   issuance, rights issues and convertible bond issuance
                                ®® The New Third Board & Sci-Tech Innovation Board
                                   (STAR Market)

                                ®® Cash bonds in interbank market, including government                       Sovereign entities:                                           ®® FCY (converted    ®® No quota
                                   bonds, People’s Bank of China (PBoC) bills, financial                      Foreign central banks, monetary authorities, international       offshore at CNY
                        CIBM       bonds, commercial paper and medium-term notes                              financial organisations and sovereign wealth funds               or CNH)
                                ®® Derivatives such as bond forwards, bond lending,                                                                                         ®® Offshore RMB
                                                                                                              Non-sovereign entities:
                                   interest rate swaps and forward rate agreements
                                                                                                              Commercial banks, insurance companies, securities
                                                                                                              companies, fund management companies, other asset
                                                                                                              management institutions accepted by the PBoC, such as
                                                                                                              pension funds, charity funds, and endowment funds, etc.

*In September 2019, SAFE announced that there will no longer be a quota restriction for QFII and RQFII. The rules of implementation are yet to be released.
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                                   Applicable products                                                                    Eligible investors                      Source of fund          Quota availability

                                   ®® Fixed Income instruments in interbank market, including                             ®® Central banks, monetary              ®® FCY (converted       ®® No quota
                                                                                                                                                                     offshore at CNY
Inbound Investment

                                      government bonds, PBoC bills,financial bonds, commercial                               authorities, international
                                      paper, medium-term notes and other instruments                                         financial organizations,                or CNH)
                       Bond                                                                                                  sovereign wealth funds               ®® Offshore RMB
                                   (The initial phase of Bond Connect only supports Northbound Trading by institutional
                      Connect      professional investors)
                                                                                                                          ®® Commercial banks, insurance
                                                                                                                             companies, securities firms,
                                                                                                                             asset management companies,
                                                                                                                             other wealth management and
                                                                                                                             other financial institutions

                                   Northbound                                                                             Northbound                              ®® FCY (converted       ®® No market quota
                                   ®® Constituent stocks of SSE180 index and SSE380 index                                 ®® Overseas Institutional and              offshore at CNY      ®® Daily quota of
                                   ®® Constituent stocks of SZSE Component Index and SZSE                                    individual investors *                  or CNH)                 northbound and
                                      Small/Mid Cap Innovation Index with market capitalisation                           Southbound                              ®® Offshore RMB            southbound stock
                     China Stock                                                                                                                                                             connect are RMB
                                      not less than RMB 6bn                                                               ®® Qualified mainland investors
                      Connect                                                                                                                                                                104bn and RMB
                                   ®® Most dual-listed A and H shares on SSE or SZSE and SEHK
                                                                                                                                                                                             84bn respectively.
                                                                                                                          (*ChiNext participation is limited to
                                   Southbound
Two-way Investment

                                                                                                                          institutional professional investors)
                                   ®® All constituent stocks of the Hang Seng Composite LargeCap
                                      Index (“HSLI”) and Hang Seng Composite MidCap Index
                                      (“HSMI”)
                                   ®® H-shares in SmallCap index (“HSSI”) with market capitalisation
                                      not less than HKD 5bn
                                   ®® Most dual-listed A and H shares on SSE or SZSE and SEHK

                                   ®® General equity funds                                                                ®® General investors for publicly       ®® Offshore RMB/other   ®® N/A
                       Mutual      ®® Bond funds                                                                             offered funds in mainland China         currencies
                     Recognition                                                                                             and offshore markets
                                   ®® Mixed funds
                      of Funds
                       (MRF)       ®® Unlisted index funds
                                   ®® Physical index-tracking exchange traded funds
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Accessing China’s Bond Markets

                                                                                           CIBM
                  QFII                                  RQFII                                                                                          Bond Connect
                                                                                           Direct

                                              Onshore Access                                                                                      Offshore Access

Foreign ownership of government bonds                                                               Index Inclusion timeline – Bond Market
(% of total market)                                                                                 Bloomberg-Barclays – Estimate inflows of USD 150bn

50%                                                                                                                                                           Adding 5% each month
                                                                                                          Mar                  Jan               Apr                                          Nov
                  41%
                                                                                                          2018                2019              2019                                          2020
                                                                                                                                                                  over 20 months
40%

                                                                                                       Inclusion plan        Officially           5%                                          100%
30%
                                                                                                         announced          confirmed

                                                                                                    JPM GBI-EM – Estimate inflows of USD 20bn
20%
                             16.3%                   16.8%
                                         12.7%                                                                                              Adding 1% each month
10%                                                               8.2%                                    Sep                  Feb                                        Nov
                                                                                                          2019                2020                                        2020
                                                                                                                                                over 10 months

 0%
                                                                                                      Announced their      Begins on the                              Completed by
                    US        Korea       Japan      Emerging      China
                                                      Market
                                                                                                    intention to include   28th Feb 2020                              30th Nov 2020
                                                                                                     China bonds into
Source: Central banks and Treasury websites in respective countries                                      its indexes
Note: EMs % here is average of 17 EM countries ex China, based on end of June 2019 data.
      The data for Korea and China correspond to end of July 2019.
      For US and Japan, the data are from May 2019 and March 2019 respectively.                     FTSE Russell WGBI – FTSE Russell did not include China bonds in the WGBI, but will revisit the decision
                                                                                                                        at the next review in March 2020. Prior estimate suggested that once China bonds
                                                                                                                        are included, inflows would be USD 150bn.
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Bond Connect: Northbound operating model
                                Offshore                                                                        Hong Kong                                        Mainland China

                                                                                           HKEX
                                                                                                                                                            Global
                                                                                                                                                           Custodian
          International                                                                                              BCCL1                                                         Mainland
            investors                                                                                                                                                               dealers
                                                                                                                                                            CFETS
                                                           Global
                                                                                                                                                             Bond
                                   Existing               Access                                                Trading Link                                            Existing
                                  interface                                                                                                                 Trading    interface
                                                         Platforms
                                                                                                                                                            System

                                                                                      Settlement

                                                                                                                                      Nominee structure
           Global                                                                          CMU               HKMA
                                                                                                                                                          CCDC + SCH
                                                                                          Members            CMU                      Settlement Link
          Custodian

®® International investors trade via global platforms with assets held in custody via a Hong Kong (CMU) nominee structure

Note:
1. Bond Connect Company Limited, jointly owned by CFETS and HKEX, will support and assist admission and registration for Northbound
   investors, and liaise closely with the international Access Platforms under Bond Connect Source: HKEx
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Comparison between CIBM and Bond Connect
                     Bond Connect Northbound                                                                CIBM Direct Scheme

Eligibility and Market Entry
Eligible Investors   ®® Follow PBOC Notice [2016] No. 3 and Yinfa [2015 No.220 (i.e. same as CIBM           ®® PBOC Notice [2016] No.3:
                        Direct)                                                                                 • Fls including commercial banks, insurance, securities companies, asset
                                                                                                                  managers
                                                                                                                • Other mid-term and long-term institutional
                                                                                                            ®® Investors accepted by PBOC, such as pension funds, charity funds and endowment
                                                                                                               funds etc.
                                                                                                            ®® Yinfa [2015] No.220: Foreign central banks, international organisations and
                                                                                                               sovereign wealth funds
Quota                ®® No quota restriction                                                                ®® No quota restriction
Market entry/        ®® Investors need to submit the application directly via BCCL, the joint venture       ®® Onshore account opening
Registration            between HKEx and CFETS set up to support and assist admission for                   ®® Registration at fund level
                        Northbound investors                                                                ®® Registration process through a Bond Settlement Agent
                     ®® BCCL will submit applications to CFETS, which in turn will submit
                        documentation to PBOC for filing purposes
                     ®® After receiving a successful filling notification, the CFETS shall open a trading
                        account in its system and inform the applicant via the BCCL
Investment Scope and Trading
Eligible             ®® Cash bonds. The permissible bonds are all types of bonds traded in the CIBM         ®® Bond lending & borrowing, Bond forward, Forward Rate Agreement (FRA), Interest
Northbound           ®® Investors can participate in the primary market issuance                               Rate Swap (IRS) ((For Overseas Institutional Investors’ hedging purpose only, while
Securities                                                                                                     no restriction for central bank type investors)
                                                                                                            ®® For overseas RMB clearing banks and participating banks repo is allowed to be
                                                                                                               traded
                                                                                                            ®® QFIIs and RQFIIs are allowed to trade cash bond, bond IPO and interbank deposit
Trading              ®® Investors have direct access to CFETS via access platforms (Tradeweb and            ®® Investor has trading account with CFETS with own name
arrangement             Bloomberg). The trade orders will be routed to the CFETS trading platform.          ®® Through CFETS platform
                     ®® Investors can only trade with designated bond Connect mainland dealers              ®® Investors trade directly with CFETS members
                                                                                                            ®® Trading agent to conduct trade on behalf of investors
Trading              ®® Trading will be conducted with designated Bond Connect market-makers only           ®® Investors trade directly with CFETS members
Arrangement          ®® Investors will need to have access to foreign electronic access platform
                        (TradeWeb is to be used initially for Bond Connect)
Hedging tools        ®® CNY FX hedging is available (i.e. CNY FX forward/swap/option)                       ®® Bond lending, bond forward, IRS, CCS, FRA (for hedging purpose only)
available                                                                                                   ®® CNY FX hedging is available (i.e. CNY FX forward/swap/option)
Trading Periods      ®® The trading hours are 09:00-12:00 and 13:30-16:30 (Bejing time) on each trading day
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Accessing China Equities

                              QFII                                                  RQFII                                                              Stock Connect

                                               Onshore Access                                                                                        Offshore Access

% market cap of foreign investors                                                           Index Inclusion timeline – Equity Market

                                                                                            MSCI – Inflows could be USD 75bn over the next 2 years counting all funds tracking the index
40%

                               33%                                                                 Jun               May                 Aug               May                   Aug                Nov
                                            30%
30%                                                                                               2017               2018                2018              2019                  2019               2019
                                                        25%
                                                                                                                    st                  nd                                      th                 th
20%
                                                                                                Announced          1 Tranche            2 Tranche        3rd Tranche        4 Tranche             5 Tranche
                   15%

10%

                                                                    3.1%                    FTSE Russell – Initial net passive inflows of USD 10bn

 0%
                    US         Korea       Japan      Emerging       China                              Feb                          Jun                      Preliminary                    Preliminary
                                                       Market
                                                                                                       2018                         2019                        Sep                            Mar
                                                                                                                                                                2019                           2020
                                                                                                                                   st
Source: PBoC, CSRC, HKEX, JPX, Reuters, US Fed,TWSE,KRX
                                                                                                     Announced                    1 Tranche                FTSE is evaluating                  FTSE is
                                                                                                                                                                         st
Note: China, US, HK, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Brazil data by end of 2018, data of other                                                                       after the 1                  evaluating after
                                                                                                                                                                                                st
      regions by end-2016                                                                                                                                       Tranche                    the 1 Tranche
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RMB: Regulatory developments PBOC Notice 159
 Summary                                                                Documentation
 ®® PBOC Notice 159: allows offshore RMB                                ®® Clients are able to use existing ISDA documentation
    participating banks to offer onshore deliverable                       to face offshore RMB participating bank entities for
    CNY to offshore investors                                              onshore deliverable CNY*
 ®® Products in scope: Spot, Forward, FX Swap, Cross                    ®® Clients sign ‘HSBC’s Letter of Undertaking’ to
    Currency Swap and FX Options                                           confirm adherence to ‘real need’ principle and other
 ®® Access channels in scope: Bond Connect, CIBM,                          obligations
    RQFII, Stock Connect
 ®® Out of scope: QFII                                                  Control/Monitoring
                                                                        ®® All CNY business must conform to ‘real needs’
 Benefits to investors                                                     principle
 ®® Reduced currency basis risk for bond investors                      ®® Offshore RMB participating banks must fulfil obligations
    (CNY preferable to CNH)                                                to ensure transactions arise from ‘real needs’
 ®® Leverage existing offshore legal documentation                      ®® Ensure RMB business is conducted under principles
    (i.e ISDA) for FX derivative products                                  of KYC, due diligence on clients’ activities
 ®®Ability to execute deliverable CNY with existing                     ®® Monitoring large transaction flows
    offshore counterparty (HSBC GM desks)                               ®® Derivative transactions must correlate to onshore
 ®® Third party FX viable*                                                 investments
 ®® Pre-fund of USD with custodian prior to bond                        ®® Hedge an existing securities position (amount
    settlement date not mandatory                                          and tenor)
                                                                        ®® Where securities are sold down, investors must
                                                                           adjust their hedging to match the new (reduced)
   *RQFII and CIBM direct access channel                                   securities position
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CNY FX execution by access channel (offshore offering)
 Schemes                       Bond Connect                                       CIBM Direct                      RQFII                           Stock Connect                            QFII

 CNY FX                        ®® Access CNY FX from settlement ®® Access CNY FX from offshore                     ®® Access CNY FX from         ®® Northbound Stock Connect                Execution with
 execution                        banks in HK; or                  RMB participating banks                            offshore RMB participating    investors obtain access to CNY          China onshore FX
 counterparty                  ®® Access CNY FX from Offshore      (under PBOC 159); or                               banks (under PBOC 159); or    indirectly through ‘Eligible Brokers’   banks -- Not allowed
                                  RMB participating banks       ®® Execution with China onshore                    ®® Execution with China          which are:                              to offer in offshore
                                  (under PBOC 159)                 FX banks                                           onshore FX banks               • Exchange participants of Stock
                                                                                                                                                       Exchange of HK (SEHK)
                                                                                                                                                     • Clearing participants of the HK
                                                                                                                                                       Securities Clearing Company
                                                                                                                                                       (HKSCC) which are eligible to
                                                                                                                                                       participate in the Northbound
                                                                                                                                                       Stock Connect

 Documentation                 Letter of Undertaking                              Letter of Undertaking            Letter of Undertaking           Operational model and documentation N/A: out of scope in
                                                                                                                                                   to be announced                     PBOC Circular No. 159

                               ISDA with offshore RMB                             ISDA with offshore RMB           ISDA with offshore RMB
                               participating banks                                participating banks              participating banks

 Permitted
 CNY FX products               Products in scope: Spot, Forward, FX Swap, Cross Currency Swap and FX Options

RMB: Onshore deliverable CNY FX execution options
Direct FX Execution*                                                                                                          Automated FX Execution
®® Live CNY FX rates executed directly with HSBC offshore trading desks                                                       ®® 3 daily execution times
®® Ability to align bond execution, spot and forward FX                                                                       ®® Pre-agreed margin applied to transparent FX rate
®® Execution within CNY market hours                                                                                          ®® Available for clients using HSBC as Global Custodian

*For CNY FX transactions (both spot and hedging), investors need to ensure it is conducted on genuine need basis
 HSBC has the right to review investors’ portfolio and request unwind where necessary
Note: Clients should consult their HSBC local Sales representative for availability
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Why partner with HSBC to access China?
With our global network and in-depth local knowledge, we are uniquely qualified to fulfil the needs of corporate and institutional businesses looking to seize
the huge opportunities within China’s capital markets.

  Leading foreign bank in                                         Number 1 Foreign Bank in CIBM                                Leading bank in Bond Connect
  providing China connectivity                                    ®® HSBC is ranked No.1 foreign bank in Bond                  ®® HSBC China was one of the first Bond Connect
  HSBC China has the most banking and investment                     Settlement Agent (BSA) module (QFII/RQFII/                   Participating Dealers and was among the first
  related licenses among foreign banks                               Direct CIBM) and in full CIBM market (as of July 2019)       to trade on Bond Connect.
                                                                  ®® HSBC is ranked No.1 in number of clients custody          ®® HSBC was recognised as a Top Dealer in 2019 Bond
                                                                                                                                  Connect Awards, out of the 34 participating dealers
                                                                                                                                  at the time.

  Significant market share                                        Leading bank in
  in Stock Connect                                                QFII and RQFII custody                                       The leading foreign owned
  Our combined trading and custody strategy has seen              HSBC is the leading onshore custodian bank in the            securities company in China
  us capture significant Stock Connect market share where         QFII and RQFII schemes, with 32.69% and 51.98% of
                                                                  market share in terms of quota under custody respectively    HSBC Qianhai was the 1st majority foreign owned
  we hold between 35-40% of the Shanghai Connect shares
  (as of July 2019)                                               (as of July 2019)                                            securities company in China. It was named as the ‘China
                                                                                                                               Emerging Securities Broker’ at the China Best Securities
                                                                                                                               Companies Award Ceremony in Beijing in 2019.
  Leading bank for accessing                                      Strong China-Access
  onshore CNY FX directly in local                                structuring products provider
                                                                                                                               Highly active in Corporate Access
  markets across the globe
                                                                  ®® Investors can gain exposures to China bond                ®® Over 120 group and       ®® China Discovery
  ®® Allow our international investors direct access to              market by investing in HSBC’s China-Access products.         bespoke investor trips      Forum with 20
     the CNY FX conversion and hedging via their local            ®® Vast range of underlyings available, from China              to China each year          corporates
     HSBC entity.                                                    government bonds, ABS and Panda bonds                     ®® Flagship annual          ®® Dedicated Corporate
  ®® Industry leading on providing comprehensive                  ®® Some product types may provide financing to clients          China conference            Access team in
     CNY FX solutions for all investment schemes                     such as TRS and Bond Forwards.                               in Shenzhen with            Shenzhen
     (CIBM, Bond Connect, RQFII and Stock Connect)                                                                                150 corporates
     on the back of PBOC159.
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HSBC Qianhai
HSBC partnered with Qianhai Financial Holdings and launched HSBC Qianhai in December 2017. HSBC is the first foreign bank to open a majority-owned joint
venture securities company in mainland China, providing a universal banking platform to our corporate, institutional and commercial banking clients in China
and globally:
®® Investment Banking: Underwriting and sponsoring the issuance of domestic equities, including IPOs, and debt, advising on corporate mergers and acquisitions
®®Securities Brokerage: Broking of listed securities on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges
                                Timing
®®Equity Research: Publishing research reports related to A-shares in both English and Chinese simultaneously for distribution to clients globally, which is
   a market first.

      1. Sharing your                         2. Securities brokerage – Helping clients                                        3. Keeping you informed
      strategic vision                            to access China’s listed securities                                            with Global Research

   We start by                         Providing a range of China securities                                         High quality, award-winning
   understanding                       brokerage services                                                            research and analysis
   your business                       By leveraging HSBC’s long-established connectivity to issuers, markets        Our analysts are ready to equip you with topical, relevant
   We recognise that the world’s       and investors, HSBC Qianhai gives you world-class brokerage services,         and actionable ideas and commentary. We aim to cover
   capital markets are complex         and access to China’s exchange traded equity and fixed income markets.        over 400 pure A-share companies by the end of 2020,
   and highly interconnected,          Our broad execution capabilities and strong network can help you              with a focus on the higher growth new economy sectors.
   and that clients with strategic     enhance your market liquidity and efficiency.                                 The research reports will be published in English and
   interests in China look to us for                                                                                 Chinese simultaneously and distributed globally, as the
                                       Our range of services includes:
   advice and well-established                                                                                       first of their kind. Insights include:
                                       ®® Connection to HSBC teams around the world in 80 countries and cash
   execution services.                                                                                               ®® Major investment themes
                                          bonds across 50 countries
                                                                                                                     ®® Breaking news
   Only by investing the time to       ®® Sales coverage on cash equities and bonds
   understand your business’s                                                                                        ®® Global views and local ideas
                                       ®® Real-time connectivity to the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges
   background, strategy, people,                                                                                     ®® Insight on specific opportunities
                                       ®® Execution management and update
   infrastructure, policies and                                                                                      ®® Strong connections to HSBC’s research network and
   procedures we can provide you       ®® Research publication
                                                                                                                        offshore research capabilities
   with the bespoke services you       ®® Corporate Access services
                                                                                                                     ®® Global research on the macro-economy, foreign
   need to achieve your goals.
                                                                                                                        exchange, stocks and fixed income in existing and
                                                                                                                        emerging markets
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HSBC Qianhai

                      4. Extensive capabilities in                                                               5. Experience and advice in
                     underwriting and sponsoring                                                               Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

                                                                                              A full range of M&A advisory services
 Need securities underwriting               ®® Holistic financing solutions
                                                                                              We aim to offer M&A advisory services to state-owned and privately owned Chinese
 and sponsoring advice?                         encompassing both the exchange
                                                                                              corporates, multinationals, financial sponsors and sovereign wealth funds.
                                                and interbank markets jointly with
 HSBC Qianhai offers a wide                                                                   Our experienced teams will be able to help you achieve further
                                                other HSBC entities
 range of securities underwriting                                                             growth and expansion through both domestic, outbound and inbound activities including:
 and sponsoring expertise:                  ®® Facilitation of two-way cross-border
                                                financing                                     ®® Overseas investments                         ®® Corporate restructurings
 ®® Primary equity and debt capital                                                           ®® M&A transactions
                                            ®® Support for domestic issuers to access
    markets
                                                the international debt markets                We will also work closely with HSBC’s global M&A bankers, sector specialists and
 ®® Secondary equity offerings
                                            ®® Competitive debt financing solutions           financing solutions teams to execute complex cross-border transactions.
 ®® Bespoke structured financing
 ®® Corporate advisory services:
    • Business valuation                    Require equity capital
                                                                                              Experienced M&A teams with a breadth of knowledge
    • Negotiation                           markets expertise?
    • Pricing and structuring                                                                 ®® Our global M&A business is handled by specialist M&A bankers in nearly 30 countries
                                            Our capabilities in onshore equity
      of transactions                                                                            around the world, including some of the fastest growing emerging markets
                                            issuance complement HSBC’s
                                            leading international banking                     ®® Product specialists delivering on-the-ground and in-depth insights
                                            platform. This vital piece of our                 ®® Bankers based in the relevant country or region
 Looking to access China’s                  capital financing services covers a               ®® Specialists with relevant industry expertise
 debt capital markets?                      broad range of products including:
 If you’re looking to raise funds from      ®® Initial public offerings
 fixed income instruments, we can help
                                            ®® Follow-on offerings
 you access China’s huge onshore debt                                                         A one-stop M&A solution
 capital markets, one of the largest bond   ®® Rights, convertible bonds,
 markets in the world. We offer:                exchangeable bonds,                           Bringing together our global network and our M&A business provides a one-stop
                                                and preferred shares issues                   solution which will aim to help Chinese corporates, institutions and multinationals
 ®® Well-established international bank                                                      achieve their M&A ambitions including:
     with on-the-ground debt capital
                                                                                              ®® Relevant, up-to-date market intelligence
     markets teams
                                                                                              ®® Access to HSBC’s full suite of global and domestic financing and risk management
                                                                                                 products
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HSBC’s China Cross-border Business Success
                                                                                                                                                                         21.33%                    ⁶
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           18.42%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     8
                                                                                                                                              QDII                                                             QDLP
                                      Outbound
                                     Investment                                                                                               ®® USD3.91bn AUC as of Jun 2019                                   ®® USD432mn AUM as of Jun 2019
                                                                                                                                              ®® Won 15 QDII custodian deals in 2019                            ®® Active market player for serving QDLPs,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   HSS is currently serving 5 clients as of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Jun 2019

                                                                                                                                              Stock
                                                                                                                                                                        33.38%                                 Mutual
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       58%
                                                                                                                                                                                                   4                                                                 5
                                         Bilateral
                                                                                                                                              Connect                                                          Recognition
                                                                                                                                                                                                               of Funds
                                                                                                                                              ®® One of the market leaders in Shanghai/                         ®® Acting as Trustee for 11 out of 19 HK
                                                                                                                                                 Shenzhen – HK Stock Connect northbound                            domiciled funds approved for distribution
                                       Inbound                                                                                                   since the scheme first launched in 2014                           in China under the MRF scheme
                                                                                                                                                 and 2016 respectively
                                     Investment                                                                                                                                                                 ®® Further 10 northbound fund approvals
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   pending (could reach total AUM > $10bn
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   in due course)

                                51.98%                                                                33.14%                                                            32.69%                                 Bond Connect
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        28%
                                                            1                                                                      2                                                               3                                                                 9
   RQFII                                                                 CIBM                                                                 QFII                                                             (north-trading link)
    ®® HSS has assisted to obtain the single                              ®® Facilitated the first overseas financial                         ®® Acts as QFII custodian to 8 out of 16³                         ®® One of the first banks to trade with
       largest¹ RQFII quota granted by SAFE                                  institution registered under the new                                sovereign entities currently investing in                         overseas institutional investors under
    ®® Landmark deals:                                                       direct access program⁷ as the appointed                             the China market as of date                                       Bond Connect following its launch
       • KAsset Thailand – the first Thailand RQFII                          settlement agent in 2016                                         ®® Total approved QFIIs (as of Jun 2019): 312
        • Blackrock – the first US RQFII                                  ®® HSBC was the first foreign-invested bank                         ®® Best QFII Custodian (2014-2018) The
                                                                             licensed by PBOC to provide integrated                              Asset Triple A Asset Servicing, Investor
        • CIMB-Principal – the first Malaysia RQFII
                                                                             trading and settlement services in CIBM,                            and Fund Management Awards
        • First RQFII custodian bank in Ireland                              almost 12 months ahead of others                                 ®® 100% success rate in QFII application
          and Japan

Notes:                                                                                                                                     6. Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor (QDII). The total AUM of all funds under HSBC as custodian (offshore) is used to
1. Market share in terms of total approved RQFII quota as of Jun 2019. Source: SAFE/CSRC website                                              compare with the total AUM of QDII funds custodian in the market (offshore). As of Jun 2019. in terms of services provided by
2. Market share in terms of no. of CIBM clients (excluding foreign central banks, international financial institutions) end of Jul 2019,      HBAPSource: Fund Management Company’s website and AMAC’s website (Asset Management Association of China)
   per PBOC website                                                                                                                        7. Under PBOC Announcement No.3 [2016]. Source of the two bullets under CIBM: HSBC China
3. Market share in terms of No. of QFII as of Jul 2019. Source: SAFE/CSRC websites                                                         8. Qualified Domestic Limited Partnership (QDLP). In terms of number of QDLP clients won. As of Jun 2019. Source: HSBC internal
4. As of Jul 2019, Custody and sovereign wealth funds AUC only, in terms of the services provided by HSBC Securities Direct                   source and SFO (Shanghai Municipal Government Financial Services Office)
   Custody Hong Kong                                                                                                                       9. As of date: Jul 2019. Market share in terms of account opening request received by HSBC divided by total number of registered
5. Act as Trustee for 11 out of the 19 HK funds approved to be distributed in China, market share = (11/19) x 100, in terms of the            institutional investors under Bond Connect, in terms of the services provided by HSBC Securities Direct Custody Hong Kong.
   services provided by HBAP. Source of all figures under Mutual Recognition of Funds: SFC/CSRC websites                                      Source: Bond Connect website
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Key industry awards recognizing HSBC’s strength
 Asiamoney Global RMB Poll 2019                              Asia Asset Management Best                                     FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2018
                                                             of the Best Awards 2019
 ®® Best overall global RMB products/services                                                                               ®® Best Belt and Road Bank
 ®® Best overall offshore RMB products/services              ®® Best RMB Manager
 ®® Best overall onshore RMB products/services
    (all providers)
 ®® Best RMB in foreign exchange                             FinanceAsia Country Awards for                                 Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2019
    (offshore and onshore)
                                                             Achievement 2018
 ®® Best CNH derivatives (offshore)
                                                                                                                            ®® Hong Kong’s Best Bank
 ®® Best CNH research and analytics
                                                             ®® Best International Bank – China                             ®® Asia’s Best Bank for
    (offshore)
                                                                                                                               Financing
                                                                                                                            ®® Asia’s Best Bank for
                                                                                                                               Sustainable Finance
                                                             FX Week Best Banks Awards 2018
 The Asset Triple A Asset Servicing,
 Institutional Investor and Insurance
                                                             ®® Best Bank for the
 Awards 2018
                                                                Renminbi                                                    IFR Awards 2018
 ®® Best RMB Bank – UK
 ®® Best RMB Bank – USA                                                                                                     ®® Bond House of the Year
 ®® Best RMB Bank – Germany                                  Asiamoney New Silk Road                                        ®® Asia Bond House of the Year
 ®® Best RMB Bank – Malaysia                                 Finance Awards 2018
 ®® Best International Custodian – China
 ®® Best CIBM Direct Custodian – China                       ®® Best Research House for BRI
 ®® Best Subcustodian – China                                ®® Best Bank for BRI-related financing in the                  GlobalRMB China Capital
 ®® Best QFII Custodian – China                                 region – South East Asia                                    Markets Awards 2018
 ®® Best RQFII Custodian – China                             ®® Best International Bank in the Region for
                                                                BRI – Middle East and Africa
                                                                                                                            ®® Best G3 bond house for Chinese issuer
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Published: October 2019

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