Market Views: Will the Shanghai-London Connect succeed?

The Shanghai-London Stock Connect finally went live last week as part of China’s wider efforts to open up its onshore market, but the intricate trading mechanism of the scheme could dampen the enthusiasm to access opportunities in both London and China, however attractive they might look. Although the scheme still serves as a channel for cross-border share trading, it doesn’t work like other trading links, such as the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, where Chinese or Hong Kong in…