Stock Connect tipped to survive liberalised China

The benefits of Stock Connect’s infrastructure means the scheme could survive even if China’s financial markets become fully liberalised, a senior official at Hong Kong's stock exchange said. Romnesh Lamba, co-head of the global markets division at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, noted the city’s first-mover advantage to provide direct trading in A-shares could mean investors become entrenched in Stock Connect, even if foreign investors were able trade directly in future. Inve…