Broader investment pipeline could raise insurers' returns
By Hu Yuanyuan | China Daily | Updated: 2010-09-07 08:02
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A man walks past SOHO Shangdu, a commercial development by Soho China Ltd, in Beijing. Most insurers are interested in investing in office buildings, retirement communities and affordable housing developments. Doug Kanter / Bloomberg |
BEIJING - A broader investment pipeline for China's 4.5 trillion yuan ($661 billion) insurance industry could boost insurers' long-term investment returns, revitalize the commercial property market and benefit cash-strapped private companies, but the short-term impact will be limited, analysts said.
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