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China in terms of AUC ranked by PBOC.
CCB has been awarded as the ‘best bond
market maker’ in CIBM by PBOC for the
last nine years and has also been named
“Top derivatives market maker” by
CFETS for five consecutive years.
clude Hong Kong, UK, Singapore, France,
South Korea, Germany, Qatar, Canada,
Australia, Luxembourg, Chile, Hungary,
Malaysia, UAE, Thailand, the United
States, Ireland and Japan. By 30 October,
2018, there were 307 QFII license holders
with $100.3 billion investment quotas
granted. Two hundred and twenty-six
institutions have obtained RQFII licences
and a total of RMB 642.67 billion invest-
ment quotas has been granted.
CCB: Your ideal partner for investing in
China
China Construction Bank Corpora-
tion, established in October 1954 and
headquartered in Beijing, is a leading
commercial bank in Mainland China
with a world-renowned reputation. The
bank was listed on the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange in October 2005 (stock code:
939) and on the Shanghai Stock Exchange
in September 2007 (stock code: 601939).
CCB is one of the top listed banks in the
world by market, with total assets of RMB
23.35 trillion by the third quarter of 2018.
The bank has nearly 15,000 branches and
subsidiaries with 350 thousand staff, in-
cluding 29 overseas institutions in Hong
Kong, Singapore, New York, London, etc.
The bank provides services to over three
million corporate customers and over 300
million personal customers.
CCB established its custody services in
1998, along with the emergence of the
mutual fund industry in China and has
been one of the leading custodian banks
ever since, with custody assets of $1.7
trillion by September 2018. CCB also pro-
vides high-quality and customer-oriented
custody services to foreign investors. As
the first domestic bank in China to pro-
vide QFII/RQFII custody services, Mu-
tual Recognition of Funds (MRF) agency
services and WFOE services, it has accu-
mulated rich experience and a profound
understanding of the local market, which
can greatly assist foreign clients in setting
up their foothold in China. Now more
than 80 global investors have mandated
CCB as their QFII/RQFII custodian, CCB
is the first and largest Chinese custodian
in cross-border custody in terms of AUC
among the Chinese peers.
Market-leading innovation capability
CCB is the first and the only bank
providing agency service to Mutual
Recognition of Funds (MRF) in main-
land China, and the first bank providing
integrated services to WFOE, covering
custody, TA, fund administration and
investor services.
of 16.23%, and has enjoyed continuous
profit increases in the last ten years since
it went public.
Safe & efficient clearing bank for major
markets
CCB is one of the major clearing banks
of the stock exchanges, futures exchang-
es, and the interbank bond market.
Settlement with these markets involves
money transfer within CCB’s proprietary
clearing system, which ensures safe and
efficient clearing.
Leading position in China Interbank Bond
Market (CIBM)
CCB is the largest CIBM trading agent in
Client-oriented custody services
The cross-border custody team, com-
posed of 45 dedicated professionals, guar-
antees clients local knowledge as well as
an understanding of global practice. The
team has rich experience in application,
a close connection with regulatory au-
thorities, and in-depth involvement in the
local regulations. We are one of the major
participants in the drafting of the rules
and regulations.
Prestigious reputation
Since 2005, CCB has won over 20
custody awards from home and abroad,
including six consecutive “Top Rated
Custodian in China” awards by Global
Custodian from 2009 to 2016, four “Best
Sub Custodian in China” awards by THE
ASSET, and “Best Custodian System
Implementation” award by THE ASIAN
BANKER in June, 2017.
A solid financial status guarantees a good
custodian
As one of the top banks globally with total
assets of RMB 23.35 trillion, CCB main-
tains a sufficient capital adequacy ratio
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