On 15 October 2024, Bond Connect Company Limited (BCCL) in collaboration with China Construction Bank, CITIC Securities and Tradeweb hosted an event themed “Navigating China Macro Outlook, RMB Investments and Green Bond Market” in London. The event attracted over 100 representatives from London-based banks, securities firms, and asset management companies.

As the event opening remarks, the representative of Financial Market Department at China Construction Bank stated that the Bank consistently supports the high-level opening of China's capital market and promotes the RMB internationalization. They aim to help investors seize more investment opportunities by deeply exploring the latest developments in the Chinese bond market and green bonds.

The representative of RMB Department at CFETS also delivered the event keynote speech, emphasizing that China’s bond market is committed to high-quality development. CFETS as China’s crucial financial market infrastructure, will continue to optimize trading services, proactively facilitate the integration of Chinese green bonds with international standards, continuously enrich, RMB bonds and green bonds investment and trading tools, enhance trading services related to opening up, provide investors with a safe, efficient, and reliable investment environment, and support the high-level opening of the interbank market.

Next, the chief economist of CITIC Securities shared insights on China's macroeconomy, policies, and asset allocation strategies. CFETS introduced recent developments in the interbank bond and green bond markets, from aspects such as the regulatory framework, issuance and trading features, CGT labeling green bonds practices, and participation of foreign investors in Chinese bond markets.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management hosted the first panel discussion, with participants from NAFMII, LSEG, CBI, Amundi and Industrial Bank focusing on the developments and opportunities in green bonds and index investments. BCCL moderated the second panel discussion, featuring China Construction Bank, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Tradeweb and Pictet Asset Management, which explored recent policy support and hot topics about the latest developments in the two-way opening of the Chinese bond market, market demand, optimization measures, and trading strategies for RMB bond investments.