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Ping An to continue government bond investments despite crackdown

Chinese insurer evades questions on HSBC holdings at press conference

Chinese insurer Ping An says bond investment will continue to be a core feature in its investment portfolio despite regulators' moves to cool bets. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images and Reuters) 

SHANGHAI -- China's Ping An Insurance said Friday that bonds will continue to be a "core allocation" of its investment portfolio, even as the Chinese central bank steps up efforts to cool a buying frenzy.

According to the group's financial statement released on Thursday, bond investments stood at 3.158 trillion yuan ($442.4 billion) as of June, accounting for 60.7% of its insurance fund investments. The figure increased by 414 billion yuan, or 2.6 percentage points, from December. In comparison, allocations for stocks rose by 0.2 percentage point to 6.4%, while equity funds fell by 1 percentage point to 2.1%.

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