• [Regulator]The Shanghai Regulatory Bureau of the CSRC recently released a notice addressed to fund managers, asset management firms, and fund sales organizations under its jurisdiction, emphasizing that these entities are strictly forbidden from cooperating with any organizations or individuals other than third-party internet platforms, including KOLs, for the online marketing of financial products. Additionally, third-party internet platforms are not allowed to participate in activities such as investor solicitation, account opening, order processing, clearing and settlement, fund sales, or other securities and fund-related operations. Furthermore, platform fees must not be directly or indirectly tied to metrics like the number of accounts opened, trading volume, handling fees, or the amount of capi

  09-17-2026 20:13

• [ETF & Index]On September 16, ChinaBond Pricing Center Co., Ltd. announced the launch of the ChinaBond-Panda Bond Composite Index and the ChinaBond-Investment Preferred Panda Bond Index.

  09-17-2026 10:16

• [Mutual Fund]Data indicates that during the week of September 14-20, 2026, a total of 30 new mutual funds began raising capital in the mainland market. Among these, 23 were equity funds, making up 76.67% of the total, which includes 16 pure equity funds and 7 equity-focused hybrid funds.

  09-17-2026 10:02

• [Regulator]The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) is reportedly planning to set up a new directly affiliated department aimed at advancing the reform of fund regulatory infrastructure, improving its capacity for comprehensive supervision, and standardizing data for mutual and private funds.

  09-17-2026 09:56

• [Owner & Wealth]On 8 September, the China-ASEAN Joint Investment Council was formed, spearheaded by China Investment Corporation and involving sovereign wealth and pension funds from various ASEAN nations, such as the Indonesian Investment Authority (INA), the National Petroleum Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ), the Government Pension Fund of Thailand (GPF), and Malaysia's Khazanah Nasional Berhad.

  09-16-2026 20:19

• [Cross-Border]China Central Depository & Clearing Co., Ltd. (CCDC) reported that foreign institutions raised their Chinese government bond holdings by about RMB 1.6 billion in August, marking the fourth month in a row of growth. This brought their total holdings to nearly RMB 2.03 trillion. Additionally, holdings of policy bank bonds experienced a modest increase of around RMB 600 million.

  09-16-2026 19:52

• [Regulator]According to the People's Bank of China, by the end of August, foreign institutions held a total of CNY 3.19 trillion (about US$475.3 billion) in bonds within the interbank market, representing roughly 1.7% of the total custody volume in that market. This amount comprised 2.03 trillion yuan (63.6%) in treasury bonds, 0.76 trillion yuan (23.8%) in policy bank bonds, 0.26 trillion yuan (8.2%) in interbank certificates of deposit, and 0.14 trillion yuan (4.4%) in other bond types.

  09-16-2026 16:58

• [Cross-Border]The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is said to be developing its inaugural bond index, with plans to introduce it by the end of this year.

  09-16-2026 10:40

• [Regulator]The AMAC recently announced that Taizhou Woyuan Private Fund Management Co., Ltd. has had its private fund manager qualification revoked due to two violations: providing false information in submitted and disclosed materials, and delegating investment management responsibilities to others. Additionally, the company's legal representative, fund manager, and compliance and risk control officer received public reprimands from the AMAC.

  09-15-2026 18:37

• [ETF & Index]On 15 September, the combined trading volume of the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges amounted to just CNY 1,612.717 billion (approximately US$240.3 billion), which is 16.458 billion yuan less than the previous day, representing the lowest daily trading volume recorded this year.

  09-15-2026 17:07

• [Owner & Wealth]The Shenzhen State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (Shenzhen SASAC) recently revealed that by the end of 2025, Shenzhen had set up over 500 state-owned asset funds, with total AUM surpassing CNY 700 billion (approximately US$104.3 billion). Of these funds, 90% were allocated to Shenzhen's strategic emerging and future industries.

  09-15-2026 16:59

• [Mutual Fund]According to Wind, for the year ending 30 June, 5,620 mainland mutual funds reported the percentage of investors who made a profit. Of these, 120 funds (2.1%) had a 100% rate of profitable investors, 3,122 funds (55.6%) had over 90% profitable investors, while 8 funds had 0% profitable investors, indicating that none of their investors earned money.

  09-15-2026 10:31

• [Regulator]Guo Ruiming, head of the Listed Company Supervision Department at the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), stated that the CSRC will improve disclosure rules and push listed companies to reduce payment terms and promptly pay small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

  09-14-2026 18:15

• [Owner & Wealth]As of the end of August, the mainland bank wealth management market was reportedly about CNY 35.4 trillion (around US$5.28 trillion) in total. Of that, the outstanding assets of the 14 bank wealth management companies with AUM exceeding CNY 1 trillion grew by roughly CNY 1.96 trillion over the first eight months of this year.

  09-14-2026 18:11

• [Owner & Wealth]The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) published the main analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund by 31 August 2026, revealing that the foreign assets, which constitute the external assets of the Exchange Fund, declined by HK$41.8 billion during the month, reaching HK$3,652.7 billion (around US$465.68 billion).

  09-14-2026 18:02

• [Mutual Fund]According to AMAC, by 30 June, the total sales of non-money market funds by the top 100 fund sales institutions in the mainland market amounted to CNY 13.79 trillion (approximately US$2.06 trillion), representing a YoY growth of 17.96%. Among these, Ant Fund Sales Co.'s surpassed CNY 2 trillion for the first time, reaching 2.21 trillion yuan and securing the top position.

  09-14-2026 17:26

• [Regulator]On 11 September, the CSRC approved China International Capital Corporation's (CICC) acquisition of Dongxing Securities and Cinda Securities through the issuance of new shares. After the merger, both securities firms will be legally dissolved, and their branches will be converted into branches of CICC. China Orient Asset Management and Cinda Asset Management will become significant shareholders of CICC, holding 8.03% and 16.76% of the company's shares, respectively.

  09-11-2026 18:59

• [Regulator]The Asset Management Association of China has recently set up a specialized committee for private securities investment funds.

  09-11-2026 18:42

• [Regulator]The CSRC reported that since the start of this year, medium- and long-term funds—including social security funds, pension funds, and insurance funds—have made net purchases exceeding CNY 600 billion (approximately US$89.47 billion) in A-shares, and the market value of A-shares held by these funds has grown by 12.5% compared to the end of 2025.

  09-11-2026 18:21

• [Regulator]SDIC Securities has allegedly been cautioned and fined CNY 818,000 yuan by the PBoC for three infractions: not performing customer due diligence as mandated, not reporting suspicious transactions as required, and not carrying out money laundering risk assessments or enhancing related risk management systems as necessary.

  09-11-2026 18:05

• [Regulator]Eastmoney Securities has allegedly received a warning and a fine of CNY 740,000 from the PBoC for two infractions: not performing the required customer due diligence and not reporting suspicious transactions as mandated.

  09-11-2026 18:03

• [Regulator]Sunshine Life Insurance has allegedly been cautioned and fined CNY 3.144 million by the PBoC due to four violations: not performing money laundering risk assessments and failing to enhance risk control measures as mandated; not adhering to customer due diligence protocols; not reporting suspicious transactions promptly; and offering services or carrying out transactions with customers whose identities were not verified.

  09-11-2026 18:00

• [Regulator]Chao LI, vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), mentioned that regulators will encourage a gradual growth in the size and share of medium- and long-term capital flowing into the market and actively advance the development of equity mutual funds.

  09-10-2026 18:45

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