Prudential slides after report on China offshore insurance tax
05/08/2026 11:55
Prudential slides after report on China offshore insurance tax Aug 5 (Reuters) - Shares in Prudential PRU.L fell more than 10% on Wednesday after Caixin reported that Chinese mainland tax authorities have started levying personal income tax on returns from offshore insurance policies.
According to the report, authorities in Beijing and Hangzhou had already enforced the measures, applying a 20% tax rate to returns from Hong Kong policies.
Other Asia-focused financial stocks were also under pressure with HSBC HSBA.L falling 5.5% and Standard Chartered STAN.L down over 4%.
(Reporting by Danilo Masoni; Editing by Amanda Cooper)
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