Market Views: London-Shanghai Connect’s prospects

A stock trading scheme linking Shanghai and London is widely expected to be launched by the end of this year. The Shanghai-London Stock Connect will allow investors in each country to invest in companies listed in the other, provided these companies have a secondary depository receipt listing in place. But unlike the more established Shanghai-Hong Kong link, the Shanghai-London Connect will only allow investors in each market to buy stocks indirectly in the form of depository rece…