Bonds Introduction

As the China's longest established bond market, the Shanghai Stock Exchange provides debt issuers with an excellent opportunity to access one of the largest pools of capital and ensure a swift and cost effective debt issuance process.

2022

Lauched the new trading system

2021

Lauched Real Estate Investment Trusts

2019

Launched Credit Protection Instrument

2018

Launched Geen Bond Channel

2017

Launched first Belt and Road Panda Bond

2016

First issuance of local government bond

2016

Green Bond Trial

2015

New corporate bond Regime

2014

ABS under new regulation

2012

Launched first private placement bond

2007

Launched first corporate bond issued by listed co.

2007

Launched Fixed Income Trading Platform

2005

Launched first ABS

1997

Launched first convertible bond

1993

Launched collateral repo

1990

The foundation of SSE and early bond market

1981

First issuance of Gov’t bond of PRC

Diversified Investors

Funds, securities firms, corporations and insurance are the major investors.

QFII scheme was introduced in 2002. It allows global institutional investors to directly invest in the RMB denominated capital market on a selective basis.

A swift and cost effective debt issuance process

The exchange bond market features three types of corporate bond issuances:

(i) public offering to general (public) investors, including individuals;

(ii) public offering to Qualified Investors only;

(iii) non-public placement (limited to Qualified Investors with a maximum of 200 bondholders).

Types of Bonds

In the exchange bond market, the main types of bonds include Treasury bonds, Local government bonds,Financial bonds , enterprise bonds, corporate bonds, Convertible corporate bond, An asset-backed security (ABS) and a bond repurchase.

Treasury bonds,a kind of government bonds issued for raising financial funds, are the certificates for claims and debts issued to investors by the central government. In the exchange market, there are mainly two kinds of treasury bonds: coupon-bearing treasury bonds and discount treasury bonds.

Local government bonds can be divided into local government general bonds (hereinafter referred to as general bonds) and local government special bonds (hereinafter referred to as special bonds) based on the source of the funds. General bonds are bonds issued for non-profit public welfare projects, with the provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government and cities under separate state planning as the issuers and repayers. The interest and principal of general bonds will be paid by general public budget during a certain period. Special bonds are bonds issued for public welfare projects with certain income, with the provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government and cities under separate state planning as the issuers and repayers. The interest and principal of special bonds will be paid by government funds or special income of these public welfare projects during a certain period.

Financial bonds in the exchange market include policy financial bonds and subordinated debts of insurance companies. Policy financial bonds refer to financial bonds issued by China’s policy banks (National Development Bank, China Agricultural Development Bank and China Exim Bank) to banks and other institutions for the purpose of raising credit funds with the approval of the State Council. The subordinated debts of insurance companies refer to the insurance companies’ approved collection. The settlement of principal and interest of the subordinated debts is after the insurance company’s policy liability and other liabilities but before the insurance company’s equity capital.

Enterprise bonds are securities issued by enterprises as per legal procedures of Regulations on the Administration of Enterprise Bonds and agreeing to pay off the principal and interest in a specified time. The National Development and Reform Commission, as the authority in charge of enterprise bonds, is responsible for the enterprise bonds’ issuing approvals.

Corporate bonds refer to securities which are issued by a company in accordance with legal procedures and agreed to repay the principal and interest within a certain period.

Convertible corporate bonds are a kind of corporate bonds which can be converted into a predetermined amount of the underlying company’s equity at certain times. Convertible bonds can be seen as a combination of “bonds + stock options”.

An asset-backed security (ABS) refers to a financing instrument that is used by enterprises or other financing entities to sell their assets or portfolio of assets (basic assets) that are legally vested, lacking liquidity but with predictable steady cash flow to a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV).

A bond repurchase refers to a situation that a bondholder pledges its bonds for financing; and the parties agree to return the principal, pay back the repurchase interests, and release the bonds pledged after the repurchase period expires. The party selling the bonds for financing is the repurchase party, and its counterparty is the reverse repurchase party.

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Last Update:2019-09-06