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China capital markets
Be prepared to seize the investment opportunities
INVESTOR GUIDE
China capital markets - Be prepared to seize the investment opportunities INVESTOR GUIDE - HSBC Global Banking and Markets
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China is opening up new
doors to investment

China is widely regarded         We are the perfect partner
as one of the most               to help you take advantage
attractive markets globally      of the opportunities in
for investors. Yet, many         China's capital markets.
corporate and institutional      Recognised for our
businesses may be unsure         strength, experience and
of where the opportunities       unrivalled network, we are
lie or how to take               here to support you.
advantage of them.

The good news is that in
recent years, China has
been reforming its capital
markets, liberalising its
financial system and
internationalising its
currency to encourage
more foreign corporates
and institutional investors to
participate in its economy.
China capital markets - Be prepared to seize the investment opportunities INVESTOR GUIDE - HSBC Global Banking and Markets
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Seizing China’s rising potential
China's economy is more open and globally connected than ever before,
with strong emphasis on trade and investment openness, and emerging
new channels to help investors access its domestic capital markets.

          Did you know?                                                                           China’s bond market                                                        Equity access quota
                                                                                                  is gradually becoming a part                                                            USD                                RMB
                                                                                                  of the global asset allocation
                                                                                                  for fixed income investors                                                              94.5bn                             589bn
     China’s capital markets                                                                                                                                                              QFII (Qualified                    RQFII (RMB Qualified
                                                                                                                                                                                          Foreign Institutional              Foreign Institutional
     are among the biggest                                      globally                                                                                                                  Investor) quota issued             Investor) quotas issued

     yet it is largely funded by                                                                  RMB                                 bond issuance

                                                                                                  36
     domestic investors                                                                                                                                                      RMB                   daily

                                                                                                                                                                             26
                                                                                                                                      in 2016, up 56%
                                                                                                                        trn           from 2015                                                    northbound
     China’s equity market:                     China’s bond market:                                                                                                                            bn quota
     world’s                                    world’s                                                                                                                      RMB                   daily

     2          nd
                                                3           rd                                                                        Almost half of
                                                                                                                                      global fixed                           21                    southbound
                                                                                                                                                                                                bn quota
                    largest
     (by total market cap)
                                                                 largest
                                                                                                       49%                            income investors
                                                                                                                                      plan to increase
                                                                                                                                                                             for Shanghai and Shenzhen – Hong Kong
                                                                                                                                                                             Stock Connect Programmes
                                                                                         1
                                                                                                                                      exposures to China in                  (as of Sep 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          4
                                                                                                                                      the next 12 months
     China’s equity market
                                                                                                                                                                             Internationalisation of RMB

   1,355
                                                                                                                                                                         3

                                                 listed                                                                                                                      RMB is the
                                                 companies
                                                                                                                                                                             3         rd
                                                                                                  HSBC Qianhai is the                                                                               most actively used

                                                                                                1
     on the Shanghai Stock Exchange
                                                                                                          st
                                                                                                         majority                                                                                   currency in trade finance
     (as of Sep 2017)
                                                                                                         foreign owned

    2,054
                                                                                                                                                                                                    (as of Oct 2016)

                                                 listed                                                                                                                      and the

                                                                                                                                                                             6
                                                 companies
     on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange
                                                                                                  securities company in China
                                                                                                  (with a 51% stake)
                                                                                                                                                                              th                    most used global
                                                                                                                                                                                                    payment currency
     (as of Oct 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                    (as of Oct 2017)
                                                                                         2                                                                                                                                                                5

1 World Federation of Exchange, Dec 2016; Bank of International Settlements, Mar 2017        4	China Securities Regulatory Commission, Sep 2017; Hong Kong Stock
2 Shanghai Stock Exchange, Sep 2017; Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Oct 2017                          Exchange, Sep 2017; State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Sep 2017
3 People's Bank of China, Sep 2017; FinanceAsia's Asian Bond Investor Survey, Nov 2017       5 Swift 2017
Increasing connectivity                                                                                                                                            China capital markets Be prepared to seize the investment opportunities | 4

        over time                                                                                                                    What you need to know

        China is gradually opening up its capital markets,                                                                           • China has introduced simplified                 • Easier cross-border trading
                                                                                                                                       channels to enter the CIBM                        between Hong Kong, Shanghai
        with simplified channels, enlarged quotas and easier                                                                                                                             and Shenzhen stock markets
        access for foreign financial institutions and investors.                                                                     • China has enlarged QFII and
                                                                                                                                       RQFII quotas to meet increasing                 • Easier access to interbank foreign
                                                                                                                                       demand and has improved                           exchange market to hedge RMB
                                                                                                                                       the repatriation processes                        foreign exchange exposure
                                                                                                                                                                                         with onshore counterparties

                        2002                                                                                                                                                                                       June 2017
       Qualified Foreign                                                                                                                           2016                                             Inclusion of A-shares into
       Institutional Investor Scheme                                                                                                                                                                MSCI’s Emerging Markets
       (QFII) launched                                                                                                            China Interbank Bond Market                                       Index is announced
                                                                                                                                  (CIBM) Direct launched
       Opening up China’s A-share
                                                                                              2014                                                                                                  To be implemented in 2018, driving
       market to foreign investors for                                                                                            Giving foreign financial institutions                             greater demand by foreign investors
                                                                           Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ++
       the first time                                                                                                             access to a wide range of fixed income                            for onshore exposure
                                                                           Connect launched
                                                                                                                                  instruments in China’s bond market
                                                                           Providing a new route into

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        +
                                                                           China’s largest stock exchange
2002

          2003

                 2004

                        2005

                               2006

                                      2007

                                             2008

                                                    2009

                                                           2010

                                                                  2011

                                                                         2012

                                                                                2013

                                                                                       2014

                                                                                               2015

                                                                                                      2016

                                                                                                                                                                    2017

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2018
                               2011                                                                                     October 2016
       RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional                                                                   Inclusion of RMB into the International
       Investor Scheme (RQFII) launched                                                                      Monetary Fund’s Special Drawing Right
                                                                                                             currency basket
       RMB version of QFII officially launched,
       allowing onshore securities to be traded                                                              RMB now makes up 10.92% of the basket

                                                                                              2015                                                                                                               July 2017
                                                                                                                                          December 2016                                      Bond Connect launched
                                                                            Mutual Recognition of Funds
                                                                            (MRF) launched                                 Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect launched                         Allowing overseas investors to trade on the
                                                                                                                           Providing access to a market that is home to many                 CIBM with their usual international methods
                                                                            Providing mainland China and
                                                                                                                           "new economy stocks" in sectors like technology,                  via the Connect platform and settle bonds
                                                                            Hong Kong products with new
                                                                                                                           media and healthcare                                              more simply via Hong Kong
                                                                            cross-border mobility
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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                             Dealt currency*                Asset allocation

                                                             • Exchange-listed A-shares, bonds and warrants             •	Overseas asset management                   Onshore CNY                    No restriction on
                                        QFII                 • Fixed income products traded in interbank bond market       companies, insurance                                                       asset allocation
                                      Scheme                                                                               companies, securities
                                                             • Securities investment funds
                                                                                                                           firms, banks, funds,
                                                             • Index futures (for hedging only)                            government agencies
                                                             • Subscription to initial public offerings, additional
                                                               issuance, rights issues and convertible bond issuance

                                                             • Exchange-listed A-shares, bonds and warrants             •	Qualified financial                         Onshore CNY                    No restriction on
      Inbound                          RQFII                 • Fixed income products traded in interbank bond market       institutions in designated                                                 asset allocation
                                      Scheme                                                                               offshore RMB markets
    Investment                                               • Securities investment funds
                                                             • Index futures (for hedging only)
                                                             • Subscription to initial public offerings, additional
                                                               issuance, rights issues and convertible bond issuance

                                                             • Cash bonds in interbank market, including government     • Type 1: Central banks, monetary              Onshore CNY and                No restriction on
                                                               bonds, People’s Bank of China (PBoC) bills, financial      authorities, international                   foreign currency               asset allocation
                                                               bonds, commercial paper, medium-term notes,                financial organizations,
                                                               bond forwards, bond lending and other instruments          sovereign wealth funds
                                                             • Derivatives such as bond forwards, bond lending,         • Type 2: RMB clearing
                                       CIBM                    interest rate swaps and forward rate agreements            banks, overseas RMB
                                      Scheme                 • Type 2 and 4 investors are only allowed to invest in       participating banks
                                                               derivatives for hedging purposes; type 3 investors are   • Type 3: QFIIs and RQFIIs
                                                               only allowed to invest in cash bond and certificates     • Type 4: Other foreign
                                                               of deposit; no restriction for type 1 investors            institutions

*CNY refers to onshore RMB and CNH refers to offshore RMB.
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Investing in China’s capital markets

                            Applicable products                                           Eligible investors                                Dealt currency                 Asset allocation

   Inbound                  • Fixed Income instruments in interbank market,               • Central banks, monetary                         CNH or CNY                     No restriction on
 Investment                   including government bonds, PBoC bills,                       authorities, international                      (dealt offshore)               asset allocation
                              financial bonds, commercial paper,                            financial organizations,
                Bond
                              medium-term notes and other instruments                       sovereign wealth funds
               Connect
                            (The initial phase of Bond Connect only supports Northbound   • Commercial banks, insurance
                            Trading by institutional professional investors)                companies, securities firms,
                                                                                            asset management companies,
                                                                                            other wealth management and
                                                                                            other financial institutions

                            Northbound                                                    Northbound                                        CNH                            N/A
                            • Constituent stocks of SSE180 index and SSE 380 index        • All Hong Kong and
                            • Constituent stocks of SZSE Component Index                    overseas institutional and
              China Stock     and SZSE Small/Mid Cap Innovation Index with                  individual investors
  Two-way      Connect        market capitalisation not less than RMB 6 billion           Southbound
 Investment                 Southbound                                                    • Qualified mainland investors
                            • H-shares in LargeCap index and Mid-Cap index                (Remarks: ChiNext participation is limited
                            • H-shares in SmallCap index with market                      to institutional professional investors)
                              capitalisation not less than HKD 5 billion
                            • Dual-listed A and H shares on SSE or SZSE and SEHK

                            • General equity funds                                        • General investors for publicly                  N/A                            Funds sold in
                            • Bond funds                                                    offered funds in mainland                                                      Hong Kong
              Mutual Fund
                                                                                            China and offshore markets                                                     cannot be
              Recognition   • Mixed funds
                                                                                                                                                                           invested mainly
                (MRF)       • Unlisted index funds                                                                                                                         in Hong Kong,
                            • Physical index-tracking exchange traded funds                                                                                                and vice versa
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We know the way
With our unrivalled heritage in China together with our global
presence, leading service and financial expertise, we can show
you and your business the way.

    Global                                          Leading                                      Leading
    network                                         international                                international
    with over
                                                    bank in                                      bank for
    3,900                                           China                                        RMB
    offices                                         We are the leading international bank with   We have established RMB trade
                                                    the largest onshore network in China and     settlement capabilities across more
    across 67 countries and territories.
                                                    24 China desks around the world.             than 50 markets globally and dedicated
                                                                                                 RMB experts in key offshore centres.
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HSBC Qianhai: Your competitive advantage
We have partnered with Qianhai Financial Holdings to offer HSBC Qianhai. HSBC Qianhai is your simple,
convenient doorway into China's capital markets. HSBC is the first foreign bank to have a majority-owned
securities joint venture in China.

 At HSBC Qianhai, we work closely with HSBC’s bankers and product specialists to bring you a broad spectrum of investment banking and market products and solutions

                                       Timing                                                                         1. Sharing your strategic vision

 Phase 1 – we have obtained                    Phase 2 – by the end of                            We start by understanding your business
 the following licenses in                     2018 we are applying                               We recognise that the world’s                   Only by investing the time to
 November 2017 to offer:                       for licence to offer:                              capital markets are complex and                 understand your business’s
                                                                                                  highly interconnected, and that                 background, strategy, people,
 • Underwriting and sponsoring                 • Mergers and acquisitions advisory
                                                                                                  clients with strategic China interests          infrastructure, policies and
 • Brokerage                                   • Trading                                          look to us for advice and well-                 procedures we can provide you
 • A-share research                            • Asset management                                 established execution services.                 with the bespoke services you
                                                                                                                                                  need to achieve your goals.

                                                 2. Extensive capabilities in underwriting and sponsoring

 Need securities underwriting                              Looking to access China’s debt capital markets?                     Require equity capital markets expertise?
 and sponsoring advice?                                    If you’re looking to raise funds from fixed income instruments,     Our capabilities in onshore equity issuance complement
 HSBC Qianhai offers a wide range of securities            we can help you access China’s huge onshore debt capital            HSBC’s leading international banking platform.
 underwriting and sponsoring expertise:                    markets, one of the largest bond markets in the world. We offer:    This vital piece of our capital financing services
                                                           •   Well-established international bank with                       covers a broad range of products including:
 •   Primary equity and debt capital markets
                                                               on-the-ground debt capital markets teams                        •   Initial public offerings
 •   Secondary equity offerings
                                                           •    olistic financing solutions encompassing
                                                               H                                                               •   Follow-on offerings
 •   Bespoke structured financing
                                                               both the exchange and interbank markets                         •   Rights, convertible bonds, exchangeable bonds,
 •   Corporate advisory services:                              jointly with other HSBC entities                                    and preferred shares issues
     » Business valuation                                  •   Facilitation of two-way cross-border financing
     » Negotiation                                         •    upport for domestic issuers to access
                                                               S
     » Pricing and structuring of transactions                 the international debt markets
                                                           •   Competitive debt financing solutions including:
                                                           	»	Enterprise bonds,           » Asset backed securities
                                                                corporate bonds,            » Panda bonds
                                                                medium-term notes
                                                                                            » H
                                                                                               ybrid and
                                                                and commercial paper
                                                                                              sustainable bonds
                                                               » Financial bonds
HSBC Qianhai:                                                                                                                                           China capital markets Be prepared to seize the investment opportunities | 9

Your competitive advantage
                     3. Experience and advice in                                                                 4. Keeping you informed                               5. Helping you access
                   Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)                                                                  with Global Research                                   China’s markets

     A full range of M&A advisory services                                         (upon obtaining license)*   High quality, award-winning                      Providing a range of China
     We aim to offer M&A advisory services to state-owned and privately                                        research and analysis                            securities brokerage services
     owned Chinese corporates, multinationals, financial sponsors and                                          Our analysts are ready to equip you              By leveraging HSBC’s long-established
     sovereign wealth funds.                                                                                   with topical, relevant and actionable            connectivity to issuers, markets and
     Our experienced teams will be able to help you achieve further                                            ideas and commentary. We aim to cover            investors, HSBC Qianhai gives you
     growth and expansion through both domestic, outbound and inbound                                          over 400 pure A-share companies by               world-class brokerage services, and
     activities including:                                                                                     the end of 2020, with a focus on the             access to China's exchange traded
                                                                                                               higher growth new economy sectors.               equity and fixed income markets.
     • Overseas investments                                     • Corporate restructurings                     The research reports will be published
                                                                                                                                                                Our broad execution capabilities and
     • M&A transactions                                                                                        in English and Chinese simultaneously
                                                                                                                                                                strong network can help you enhance
                                                                                                               and distributed globally, as the first
     We will also work closely with HSBC’s global M&A bankers,                                                                                                  your market liquidity and efficiency.
                                                                                                               of their kind. Insights include:
     sector specialists and financing solutions teams to execute complex
                                                                                                                                                                Our range of services includes:
     cross-border transactions.                                                                                • Major investment themes
                                                                                                               • Breaking news                                  • Connection to HSBC teams around
                                                                                                                                                                  the world in 80 countries and cash
                                                                                                               • Global views and local ideas
                                                                                                                                                                  bonds across 50 countries
                                                                                                               • Insight on specific opportunities
     Experienced M&A teams with a breadth of knowledge                                                                                                          • Sales coverage on cash equities
                                                                                                               • Strong connections to HSBC’s                     and bonds
     • Our global M&A business is handled by specialist M&A bankers                                              research network and offshore
       in nearly 30 countries around the world, including some of today’s                                                                                       • Real-time connectivity to the Shanghai
                                                                                                                 research capabilities
       fastest growing emerging markets                                                                                                                           and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges
                                                                                                               • Global research on the
     • Product specialists delivering on-the-ground, in-depth insights                                                                                          • Trade reporting
                                                                                                                 macro-economy, foreign exchange,
     • Bankers based in the relevant country or region                                                           stocks and fixed income in existing            • Research publication
     • Specialists with relevant industry expertise                                                              and emerging markets                           • Corporate access services

     A one-stop M&A solution
     Bringing together our global network and our M&A business provides
     a one-stop solution which will aim to help Chinese corporates,
     institutions and multinationals achieve their M&A ambitions including:
     • Relevant, up-to-date market intelligence
     • Access to HSBC’s full suite of global and domestic financing
       and risk management products

*We are applying for a license to offer M&A advisory and other services by the end of 2018.
A strong partner in China                                                                                                                                                   China capital markets Be prepared to seize the investment opportunities | 10

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                                                                          Strong presence in                                                     Leading bank in
 providing China connectivity                                                                     the Pearl River Delta                                                  Bond Connect
 HSBC China has the most banking                                                                  Our market leadership in Hong Kong has provided                        HSBC China is one of the Bond Connect onshore
 and investment related licenses among                                                            a strong basis on which to build a sizeable presence in the            dealers appointed by the PBoC to provide quotes and
 foreign banks.                                                                                   Pearl River Delta area, particularly in the growth areas of:           trade directly with foreign investors.
                                                                                                  • Foreign exchange                     • Metals                        HSBC Hong Kong is one of the settlement banks in Hong
                                                                                                                                                                         Kong permitted to provide foreign exchange conversion from
                                                                                                  • Derivatives                          • Cross-border businesses       foreign currencies to RMB at onshore CNY rates and related
                                                                                                                                                                         hedging services, and also offers custodian services.
 Best offshore RMB services
 provider across Asia Pacific                                                                     Highly active in
 HSBC has been the winner of “Best Overall Provider                                               corporate access
 of Offshore RMB Products and Services” in the Asiamoney                                                                                                                 Strong in China Interbank
                                                                                                  • Over 120 group and                   • China Discovery
 Offshore RMB Poll for six consecutive years, and voted as
                                                                                                    bespoke investor trips to              Forum with 20 corporates
                                                                                                                                                                         Bond Market (CIBM)
 the best in the following categories in 2017:
                                                                                                    China in 2017                                                        • First foreign bank approved as joint lead
 • Liquidity management                     • Advice/information                                                                         • Dedicated corporate
                                                                                                  • Flagship annual China                  access team in Shenzhen         underwriter for Panda bond issuances by offshore
                                              on offshore RMB
 • Clearance, transaction                                                                           conference in Shenzhen                                                 non-financial corporates in CIBM. This is on top
                                              regulations
   banking and settlement                                                                           with 150 corporates                                                    of the current capabilities to act as joint lead
                                            • Fund services                                                                                                                underwriter for Panda bond issuance by foreign
 • Bond origination                                                                                                                                                        financial institutions and sovereigns.
                                            • Derivatives
 • Research                                                                                                                                                              • Bond settlement agents to assist foreign investors
 • Foreign exchange
                                            • Fund investment                                     Leading bank in                                                          to access the onshore interbank bond market.
                                            • Wealth management                                   QFII and RQFII custody                                                 • Leading wallet share in offshore central banks
                                                                                                                                                                           trading among foreign banks.
                                                                                                  HSBC is the leading onshore custodian bank in the
                                                                                                  QFII and RQFII schemes, with 33% and 54% of market
                                                                                                  share in terms of quota under custody respectively
                                                                                                  (as of Sep 2017).
 Extensive China                                                                                                                                                     1
                                                                                                                                                                         Multi-award winning
 research capabilities                                                                                                                                                   in Asia
 We have comprehensive research coverage of the                                                   Significant market share                                               • Asiamoney Country                    • FinanceAsia Country
 China market across all asset classes on topics including:                                       in Stock Connect                                                         Awards 2017 – Best                     Awards 2017 – Best
 • Economics                 • Equities                   • Rates                                                                                                          International Bank in China            Foreign Bank in China
                                                                                                  Our combined trading and custody strategy
 • Credit                    • Fixed Income               • Climate change                        has seen us capture significant Stock Connect                          • Euromoney Awards for
                                                                                                  market share where we hold between 40-45%                                Excellence 2017 – Asia’s
 • Currencies                                                                                     of the Shanghai Connect shares.                                          Best Bank
                                                                                                                                                                     2                                                                              3

1 Internal HSBC analysis based on information from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange           3 www.gbm.hsbc.com/about-us/awards/2017
2 Internal HSBC analysis based on information from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
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