Your loss is your problem, China tells small investors as it tightens money rules
High-risk, high-return, yet state-protected products have warped prices and bred complacency
Shanghai
RETIRED Shanghai truck driver Shen Xipei shunned risky stocks and low-yielding deposits and instead put his life savings into a wealth management product (WMP) sold - and guaranteed - by a bank.
Soon, however, investors such as Mr Shen may start switching into other assets after Beijing published draft guidelines on Nov 17 to ban financial institutions from guaranteeing investors against losses, tightening supervision of what the central bank says is a US$9 trillion asset management industry.
A move away from bank WMPs by armies of C…
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
Banking & Finance
Japan brokerage Daiwa’s Q4 profit more than doubles as markets recover
Barclays Q1 profit falls 12% as mortgage competition, deals drought hit
Deutsche Bank Q1 profit jumps 10% as investment bank outperforms
Latest Singapore 6-month T-bill offering cut-off yield of 3.74% as applications dip
Morgan Stanley Asia private equity unit to reorganise as CEO retires
US seeks 36 months’ jail for Binance founder Zhao