Chinese nationals represent more than 30 percent of candidates who sat for the Chartered Financial Analyst exam, the world's most recognizable financial credential, indicating the country's desire to increase financial talent and open up on a more global basis, according to a senior executive at the CFA Institute.

The nearly 4,000 charter holders in China are at least five years younger than the global average, reflecting their keenness to grasp the sets of knowledge and skills essential to landing and cementing a job with a relatively high threshold and financial return, said Nick Pollard, managing director of the organization's Asia-Pacific operation.

"China is a country really heavily investing in its talents. And because the credential is globally recognized, it shows China's openness of business to the rest of the world," he told China Daily.