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Jin Rong Shi Bao·2025-09-05 13:07

Core Viewpoint - The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has revised the regulations on sales fees for publicly offered securities investment funds, significantly reducing fees to benefit investors and marking a key step towards high-quality development in the public fund industry [1][7]. Group 1: Fee Reductions - The revised regulations introduce substantial fee reductions, lowering the maximum subscription and purchase rates for equity funds from 1.2% and 1.5% to 0.8%, for mixed funds from 1.2% and 1.5% to 0.5%, and for bond funds from 0.6% and 0.8% to 0.3% [2]. - The sales service fee caps for equity and mixed funds are reduced from 0.6% per year to 0.4% per year, while for index and bond funds, the cap is lowered from 0.4% per year to 0.2% per year, and for money market funds from 0.25% per year to 0.15% per year [2]. - The overall fee reduction from the third phase of the fund sales fee reform is estimated to be around 30 billion yuan, with a reduction rate of approximately 34% [2][6]. Group 2: Redemption Fee Optimization - The redemption fee structure is optimized to ensure that all redemption fees are allocated to the fund's assets, encouraging fund sales institutions to focus on providing ongoing services rather than short-term gains [3]. - A unified standard for redemption fees is established, promoting long-term holding by investors across various fund types, with specific exceptions for certain fund categories [3]. Group 3: Regulatory Guidance and Client Focus - The revised regulations lower the proportion of client maintenance fees that can be taken from management fees, impacting the sales behavior of fund sales institutions significantly [4]. - The requirement for client maintenance fees for individual investors remains capped at 50%, while for institutional investors, the cap is reduced from 30% to 15% for non-equity funds, promoting the development of equity funds [4]. Group 4: Industry Platform Development - The CSRC is guiding the establishment of a direct sales service platform for institutional investors in the public fund industry, aimed at reducing operational costs and improving efficiency [5]. - The platform will provide standardized, automated, and centralized data exchange services for various institutional investors, addressing traditional challenges in direct sales operations [5]. Group 5: Phased Fee Reform Implementation - The CSRC's phased approach to fee reform includes three stages, with the first stage focusing on reducing management and custody fees for actively managed equity funds, resulting in an annual benefit of approximately 14 billion yuan for investors [6]. - The second stage targets reductions in trading commission rates for funds, providing an additional annual benefit of about 6.8 billion yuan [6]. - Cumulatively, the three phases of fee reductions are expected to save investors around 51 billion yuan annually, significantly lowering investment costs and enhancing the industry's overall competitiveness [6].