SHANGHAI : Billionaire investor Mark Mobius told FOX Business he cannot take his money out of China due to the country's capital controls, cautioning investors to be 'very, very careful' about investing in an economy under a tight government grip. 'I have an account with HSBC in Shanghai. I can't take my
SHANGHAI : Billionaire investor Mark Mobius told FOX Business he cannot take his money out of China due to the country's capital controls, cautioning investors to be"very, very careful" about investing in an economy under a tight government grip.
"I can't get an explanation of why they're doing this ... They're putting all kinds of barriers. They don't say: No, you can't get your money out. But they say: give us all the records from 20 years of how you made this money ... This is crazy."Mobius led emerging market investment at Franklin Templeton Investments for three decades and is known for his bullish view on China. Now, though, he said, he"would be very, very careful" investing in the country.
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