Zhong Guo Ji Jin Bao·2025-08-07 16:27Core Viewpoint - Guangfa Asset Management has withdrawn its application for public fund management qualifications, indicating a tightening trend in public fund license approvals amid the industry's push for high-quality development [2][3]. Group 1: Regulatory Changes and Industry Context - The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) issued new regulations in May 2022, allowing brokerages to apply for public fund licenses under a "one participation, one control, one license" framework [3]. - Following the introduction of these regulations, at least six brokerage asset management firms applied for public fund licenses, but only two, namely China Merchants Asset Management and Everbright Securities Asset Management, received approval in 2023 [3]. Group 2: Guangfa Asset Management's Status - Guangfa Asset Management submitted its application for public fund management qualifications in January 2023, but has now exited the approval list as of August 1, 2023 [3]. - Currently, only Everbright Asset Management, Anxin Asset Management (now Guozhen Asset Management), and Guojin Asset Management are still in the queue for public fund licenses [3]. Group 3: Transition of Products - The deadline for the transformation of brokerage asset management's public collective products is set for the end of 2025, prompting firms to transfer these products to affiliated fund companies [5]. - Guangfa Securities holds a 54.53% stake in Guangfa Fund and a 22.65% stake in E Fund, having already initiated the transfer of ten public collective products to Guangfa Fund [5]. - As of the second quarter of 2025, Guangfa Asset Management's public collective product scale reached 32.539 billion yuan, with over 90% being money market products [6].