China Insurance Regulatory Commission, Circular on Increasing the Bond Products in which Insurance Institutions May Invest

中国保险监督管理委员会关于增加保险机构债券投资品种的通知

May 09, 2009 | BY

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Insurance companies can now invest in more types of bonds.

Clp Reference: 3910/09.03.19 Promulgated: 2009-03-19

Issued: March 19 2009

Main Contents: The Circular increases the scope of bond products in which an insurance institution may invest, such as:

(1) local government bonds that the Ministry of Finance issues and handles the redemption of on behalf of such governments;

(2) debt financing instruments of non-financial enterprises, such as medium-term notes issued on the domestic market; and

(3) unsecured bonds, such as bonds and convertible bonds issued on the Hong Kong market by large state-owned enterprises.

Related Legislation: Tentative Measures for the Administration of Investments in Bonds by Insurance Institutional Investors, Aug 17 2005, CLP 2005 No.9 p.36

clp reference:3910/09.03.19prc reference:保监发 〔2009〕 42号promulgated:2009-03-19

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