New Regulations on Commercial Banks' Individual Wealth Management Businesses
February 28, 2006 | BY
clpstaff &clp articlesA relief in the restriction of the types of financial products offered by commercial banks broadens and diversifies the personal wealth management services they offer. Permitting banks to offer higher rates than the PBOC rate, and allowing wealth management products other than deposits, banks now enjoy higher competitiveness in the financial industry. The Tentative Measure provides for the relevant administration and risk management rules.
By Roy Zhang and Eric Liu, Llinks Law Offices, Shanghai
In China, commercial banks' individual wealth management business is still a developing market. Although this business segment has evolved quite rapidly in recent years, commercial banks and their customers have faced both regulatory and commercial risks due to the lack of laws and regulations on the individual wealth management business. On September 24 2005, the China Banking Regulatory Commission promulgated the Tentative Measures for the Administration of the Personal Financial Management Business of Commercial Bank (Tentative Measures) and the Guidelines for Managing the Risks Attaching to the Personal Financial Management of Commercial Banks (Guidelines), which allow Chinese commercial banks the option to offer individuals more diversified wealth management services and products and also become more competitive in the financial sector.
Restrictions on financial products
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