Bank employees work at a Bank of China office in Beijing in this file photo. The government may allow banks to invest money pledged to a popular type of Chinese investment product into real economy projects such as construction and real estate, in an effort to lower funding costs for businesses as the economy slows. Such a move — regarding a type of investment sold by banks called wealth management products — could hit trust companies, which are a crucial part of China’s vast but cryptic shadow banking system. SD-Agencies