JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are set to delist 500 structured products listed on Hong Kong’s stock exchange, as the fallout from President Donald Trump’s executive order barring investment in companies with alleged links to China’s military widens.
During his final days in office, Mr Trump has sought to crack down on Beijing before Democratic president-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated later this month.
In addition to banning the purchase of shares of dozens of Chinese companies believed to be tied to the People’s Liberation Army, the outgoing president has also moved to restrict transactions with Chinese payment applications including Alipay, WeChat Pay and Tencent’s QQ Wallet.