• [Cross-Border]According to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), by 31 Aug, the total net subscription amount of northbound funds under the Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) program reached RMB 112.83 billion (about US$ 16.86 billion), marking a 4.1% MoM increase but a 9.8% drop since the end of last year. Meanwhile, southbound funds had a cumulative net subscription amount of RMB 638 million (about US$95.35 million) by Aug end, showing a 1.2% MoM decrease and a 5.8% decline compared to the end of 2025.

  10-16-2026 09:43

• [Regulator]The Ministry of Finance has announced that it will release the fifth batch of RMB treasury bonds for 2026 in Hong Kong on October 23, with a total issuance amount of RMB 15.5 billion.

  10-16-2026 09:20

• [Owner & Wealth]According to Orient Securities, in the first half of this year, mainland banks' own investments in mutual funds totaled nearly CNY 6.3 trillion yuan (about US$ 0.94 trillion), slightly down from the peak of CNY 6.4 trillion. Postal Savings Bank of China led with the largest investment of CNY 836.581 billion, followed by Industrial Bank with CNY 712.033 billion. China Construction Bank, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, CITIC Bank, and Jiangsu Bank ranked third to sixth, each investing more than CNY 400 billion.

  10-16-2026 09:10

• [Owner & Wealth]On 12 October, the Tianjin Prudent Strategy Equity Investment Fund was founded through a joint effort by AIA Group and Dajia Insurance Group, with investments of CNY 1.5 billion (AIA) and 2.001 billion (Dajia) respectively. The fund is expected to engage in private equity investment and asset management activities.

  10-16-2026 08:43

• [Private Fund]The Asset Management Association of China (AMAC) reported that in September 2026, there were 1,713 private funds registered, comprising 173 PE funds, 557 VC funds, and 983 securities investment funds, a 7.8% decline compared to August (1,858 funds registered).

  10-15-2026 19:16

• [Regulator]According to the Asset Management Association of China (AMAC), in September 2026, 11 private fund managers completed their registration with AMAC, including 4 private securities investment fund managers and 7 private equity and venture capital fund managers. By 30 September, a total of 18,397 private fund managers were registered with AMAC, comprising 7,172 private securities investment fund managers, 11,063 private equity and venture capital fund managers, 159 other private investment fund managers, and 3 private asset allocation managers.

  10-15-2026 17:10

• [Regulator]According to the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA), during the first three quarters of this year, the NFRA and the People's Bank of China (PBoC) issued over 1,500 penalty notices to 115 insurance companies in the mainland, totaling fines of CNY 276 million (about US$41.24 million), an 11% decrease from one year ago. Notably, one company's business license (Evergrande Life Insurance) was revoked, and 28 penalty notices involved fines exceeding CNY 1 million each.

  10-15-2026 14:04

• [Cross-Border]PICC Property & Casualty (PICC P&C) recently completed the successful issuance of US$12 million in sidecar insurance-linked securities (sidecar ILS) in Hong Kong, offering reinsurance support for its offshore wind power insurance operations. This marks the first issuance of sidecar ILS in the Hong Kong market and the first instance of a mainland Chinese insurance company issuing these types of securities.

  10-15-2026 10:53

• [ETF & Index]Data indicates that between October 8th and 13th, mainland equity ETFs experienced a net inflow of 57.008 billion CNY (approximately 8.52 billion USD). The ChinaAMC STAR50 ETF recorded the highest net inflow at 8.752 billion CNY (about 1.31 billion USD), followed by the E Fund ChiNext ETF, which had a net inflow of 7.089 billion.

  10-14-2026 17:21

• [Regulator]On October 14, Wang Ying, deputy director of the Futures Supervision Department at the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), stated that by the end of September 2026, the mainland futures market had 3.148 million active clients and featured 171 listed futures and options contracts, with 141 of these available to qualified foreign investors.

  10-14-2026 16:10

• [Regulator]The Securities Association of China (SAC) recently highlighted that the scope of AI use in research reports is generally unclear within the mainland securities industry. Some analysts have publicly used AI-generated content that is unverified and contains errors, harming the professional reputation of the securities research sector. As a result, SAC advised implementing internal controls to review AI-generated investment research materials and recommended that analysts refrain from directly relying on unverified data, opinions, market forecasts, and research findings produced by AI.

  10-14-2026 15:56

• [Cross-Border]According to LSEG, M&A activities involving Chinese companies amounted to US$274 billion in the first three quarters of 2026, representing a 10% decrease from a year ago. Goldman Sachs led the league table of financial advisers for China-related announced M&A deals, advising on transactions totaling US$49.2 billion and holding an 18% market share. Gram Capital ranked second, advising on nearly US$29 billion worth of deals, followed by Morgan Stanley with US$26.7 billion.

  10-13-2026 16:17

• [Regulator]On 10 October in Beijing, Wu Qing, chairman of the CSRC, reportedly held a symposium with experts from listed companies, securities firms, and asset management companies to gather opinions on measures to support the stock market. Discussions focused on broadening long-term capital investment, promoting higher dividend payouts by listed companies, and enhancing cross-border risk surveillance.

  10-13-2026 16:01

• [Regulator]Five Chinese futures exchanges, such as the China Financial Futures Exchange and the Shanghai Futures Exchange, have announced that they are developing regulations to penalize futures firms that do not properly report or monitor their clients' algorithmic (quantitative) trading activities as mandated. Additionally, futures firms that fail to implement adequate internal controls or risk management systems will face penalties, which may include permanent market bans as the most severe punishment.

  10-13-2026 15:52

• [Cross-Border]The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) plans to improve market liquidity, draw in more global investors, and increase the use of the RMB by offering trading in RMB-denominated gold futures and stocks, as well as developing a multi-asset ecosystem that includes equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities, derivatives, indices, and data.

  10-13-2026 15:44

• [Owner & Wealth]CreditEase Group, one of the earliest third-party wealth management platforms in China, is reportedly under investigation by Beijing police following defaults on its wealth products, and its actual controllers have been subjected to criminal measures.

  10-12-2026 19:41

• [Mutual Fund]According to Wind, 213 new mutual funds were launched in the mainland market in September, with a total issuance of 104.017 billion units. This represents month-on-month growth of 41.06% in the number of funds and 108.23% in issuance volume, marking the highest monthly figures since 2022. Equity funds made up the largest portion, totaling 103 and accounting for over 48% of the new funds.

  10-12-2026 19:35

• [Mutual Fund]According to Wind, as of 9 October, out of 739 quantitative funds in the mainland market, 612 have delivered excess returns. However, the gap between the highest and lowest excess returns exceeds 100 percentage points. Additionally, nearly 20% of these funds have not outperformed their benchmarks this year.

  10-12-2026 13:27

• [Mutual Fund]During this week (12-16 October), a total of 64 new mutual funds will be introduced in the mainland market, comprising 20 hybrid funds, 19 equity funds, 16 funds of funds (FOFs), 7 bond funds, and 2 REITs.

  10-12-2026 10:20

• [Regulator]In the "Measures for the Operation and Management of Publicly Offered Securities Investment Funds (Draft for Comments)" released by the CSRC on 9 October, fund companies are required not to sell fund products of the same type through the same sales channel.

  10-09-2026 19:09

• [Regulator]On 9 October, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) issued the "Measures for the Operation and Management of Publicly Offered Investment Funds (Draft for Comments)," the most notable change of which is the reduction of the minimum capital requirement for setting up equity funds, hybrid funds, and fund of funds (FOF) from 200 million units (equivalent to CNY 200 million) to 50 million units (CNY 50 million).

  10-09-2026 19:00

• [Mutual Fund]Data shows that in the first three quarters of this year, 16 mutual funds in the mainland market achieved returns over 80%, with two of them doubling their profits. Among these 16 funds, 13 were actively managed equity funds that primarily invested in high-growth sectors such as semiconductors and AI computing power. But on the other hand, 13 actively managed equity funds focused on new energy suffered losses exceeding 40%.

  10-09-2026 17:46

• [Regulator]The Securities Association of China (SAC) is said to be seeking feedback from industry professionals on the newly proposed "Code of Conduct for Sponsor Principals," which clearly states that sponsor principals, other individuals involved in sponsorship activities, and their spouses are prohibited from owning shares of the issuer.

  10-09-2026 15:01

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