Chinese investors’ rush for offshore assets spurs Hong Kong wealth inflows

HONG KONG, June 17 (Reuters) – Hong Kong investment products such as insurance and high-yield time deposits are seeing resurgent demand from wealthy Chinese who are aiming to shield returns from a domestic economic and property sector downturn and also a weaker currency. The trend became evident last year but has accelerated in recent months after China relaxed investment rules for the ‘wealth connect’ programme in February, Hong Kong wealth managers said. It is sparking a scramble among financial firms in Hong Kong to seize the opportunity and should help the city burnish its status as a wealth hub that…