BlackRock secures US$400m China investment quota boost
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[HONG KONG] BlackRock Inc has secured an additional US$400 million quota to invest in Chinese markets, in one of the largest one-time approvals granted by the authorities to invest in the mainland.
BlackRock, the world's biggest asset manager, said in a statement on Monday the move by China's State Administrator of Foreign Exchange would take the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) quota available to it to US$1.25 billion.
The quota boost for BlackRock comes at a time when China's stock market has seen a wave of unprecedented selling, which has resulted in the government stepping in to revive investor confidence.
China has allowed foreign investors to tap its largely closed stock and bond markets through QFII and Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor schemes (RQFII).
The US$1.25 billion quote that BlackRock has is separate from the US$640 million under RQFII, BlackRock said.
REUTERS
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