Name
Capital transfer service for B-Shares
Introduction
For the purpose of facilitating B-Shares investors in remitting margin to security company, Bank of China offers capital transfer service for B-Shares customers, currently there are two kinds of services mode available: Counter capital transfer, and bank securities transfer for B-Shares.
I.Counter Capital Transfer
Target Customers
Domestic individuals who intend to make investment in B-Shares.
Services Content
Should you intend to make investment in B-Shares, you are required to open a B-Shares security account and a fund account in a security company with B-Shares business license. According to the state's foreign exchange policy, when opening a B-Shares fund account, you need to remit from your foreign exchange saving account an amount of money no less than USD 1,000 (B-Shares account in Shanghai Stock Market) or HKD (Shenzhen B shares security account) equivalents to the B-Shares margin account opened in the same bank and same city in which the security company located. For details of business flow please consult the securities company and local branch of Bank of China for details of application process..
Basic Regulations
According to the relevant regulations, to remit money from foreign currency saving account you have two choices: either from cash deposit account or from exchange account; however, the fund evacuated from the security company can only be remit to your cash deposit account.
II.B-Shares Bank Securities Transfer
Target Customers
Domestic individuals or overseas individuals with a B-Shares security account and a fund account in security company.
Service Content
On the basis of the system interconnection between Bank of China and the cooperative security company, the contracted customer has an access to a self-help service for B-Shares fund transfer, which can transfer fund in a real-time and directed way between the foreign currency savings account and B-Shares fund account. You may transfer your money via telephone banking or online banking offered by Bank of China, or the self-help transfer provided by security company (different security companies may adopt different way). To know which provinces this service is available or what are the process details, please consult the local branch of Bank of China or the security company with which you are doing business.
Basic Requirements
To ensure normal transactions through the connection between Bank of China and the security company, customers shall hold or open a Great Wall electronic debit card and apply for telephone banking services, and those who handle transactions through Online banking are requested to separately apply for online banking services.
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