The investment amount for qualified foreign institutional investors (QFII) is expected to touch US$30 billion by 2014, with annual injections of around US$2.8 billion, Orient Morning Post reported on Tuesday, citing reports from Shanghai-based consulting company Z-Ben Advisors.

Chinese regulators expected to favor overseas investment management companies focusing on Chinese enterprises and investors, as they do not have a good impression on the ones that sell their quota to other institutions, the report said.

Over 100 overseas institutions are believed to have sought QFII licenses amid the global economic crisis.

(China Daily February 25, 2009)