06/01/2011
Chinese fund market shrank in 2010
p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } According to the estimates of Z-Ben Advisors,total assets in Chinese investment funds as of 31 December 2010 will total about CNY2.49trn, which represents a 4.49% increase over the end of September. This increase is largely due to market appreciation, with the CSI 300 index up 6.56% in fourth quarter.Not counting the impact of the traditional increase in assets in money market funds at the end of the year for window dressing purposes, assets probably fell by 0.98% in fourth quarter, due to redemptions from already established products, while new funds continued to attract new investments.For the year as a whole, assets under management fell by 6.58%, while net subscriptions to new funds (CNY310bn) were also more than offset by net outflows from existing products.The largest actor in the sector remains China AMC, with a market share of 9.01%, followed by Harvest (a partnership with Deutsche Bank), which accounts for 6.43%, and E-Fund, in third place with 5.83%. However, for the year, China AMC, an affiliate of Citic Securities, has seen a steep erosion of its market share, due to the regulator (CSRC) forbidding it until further notice from new product launches, until it has brought itself into compliance with the law (see Newsmanagers of 18 October).The three asset management firms which gained market share in 2010 were Haushang (1.17%), Harvest (0.57%), and Yinhua (0.63%).
