Comments from Vincent Duhamel, Asia head of private Swiss bank Lombard Odier, appeared to confirm rumors that the Renminbi Qualified Domestic Institutional Investment (RQDII) program allowing yuan funds to be channeled into investments offshore has been effectively suspended, South China Morning Post reported. “Before, there were more institutions that were trying to create products for clients to diversify,” Duhamel said, “which is why I think the PBOC put a stop to it, because there was so much pressure building up with financial institutions creating products to accommodate the needs of Chinese clients that wanted to diversify on a global basis.”
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