Reuters writes "China steps up regulation of fast-growing money market funds." The article tells us, "Regulators moved to curb feverish growth of China's $1.2 trillion money market funds market, unveiling rules on Friday to limit instant redemption of withdrawals, tighten supervision of fund distribution and battle any threat of 'systemic instability.' The guidelines seek to 'protect investor interest and create a fair playing ground”, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said in statement on its website. CSRC said some fund managers are 'blindly expanding their businesses, with marketing hypes that mislead investors to expect unlimited liquidity, blinding investors of the risks of money market funds.' The misleading '`could trigger liquidity risks in extreme market conditions, and threatens to cause systemic instability,' it said." The piece continues, "The CSRC said the rules limit instant redemptions of withdrawals - which let individual investors get cash on the same day - at 10,000 yuan ($1,560) from a single money market fund. No ceiling has been put on overnight redemptions.... China's fund market is dominated by Yu’e Bao ... the roughly $265 billion money market fund controlled by Alibaba Group's Ant Financial. In December, Yu'e Bao announced it was capping the amount users could invest per day at 20,000 yuan." Reuters adds, "The CSRC said institutions without proper licenses are banned from marketing money market funds via the Internet, while 'discriminative, exclusive, and bundled' sales would also be prohibited. The rules, which take effect immediately and were published jointly with the central bank, are the latest measure by regulators to rein in growth of a market that's doubled in size over the past year, fanning concerns that a stampede by investors could trigger systemic financial risks."

Email This Article




Use a comma or a semicolon to separate

captcha image

Daily Link Archive

2024 2023 2022
November December December
October November November
September October October
August September September
July August August
June July July
May June June
April May May
March April April
February March March
January February February
January January
2021 2020 2019
December December December
November November November
October October October
September September September
August August August
July July July
June June June
May May May
April April April
March March March
February February February
January January January
2018 2017 2016
December December December
November November November
October October October
September September September
August August August
July July July
June June June
May May May
April April April
March March March
February February February
January January January
2015 2014 2013
December December December
November November November
October October October
September September September
August August August
July July July
June June June
May May May
April April April
March March March
February February February
January January January
2012 2011 2010
December December December
November November November
October October October
September September September
August August August
July July July
June June June
May May May
April April April
March March March
February February February
January January January
2009 2008 2007
December December December
November November November
October October October
September September September
August August August
July July July
June June June
May May May
April April April
March March March
February February February
January January January
2006
December
November
October
September