Jin Rong Shi Bao·2025-10-28 00:30Core Insights - China's asset management market is projected to exceed 170 trillion yuan by June 2025, positioning it as the second-largest wealth management market globally, marking the beginning of a "Great Wealth Management Era" focused on integration and development [1][3] Group 1: Industry Development - The wealth management chain includes wealth management, asset management, and investment banking, with participants exploring ways to enhance the wealth management ecosystem [2] - CITIC Group, as a leading financial holding group, leverages its comprehensive financial licenses to carve out a unique path in wealth management, with subsidiaries like CITIC Bank and CITIC Securities leading in their respective sectors [3] - CITIC Bank's personal wealth management scale is nearly 5 trillion yuan, while CITIC Securities' asset management scale exceeds 1.56 trillion yuan, indicating significant market presence [3] Group 2: Strategic Focus - CITIC Group aims to align with national strategies such as technological innovation and green development, directing financial resources to key areas of social development [4] - The total wealth management scale of CITIC Group and its subsidiaries has reached 31 trillion yuan, with an asset management scale of 9.8 trillion yuan, serving over 200 million individual and corporate clients [3] Group 3: Professionalism and Collaboration - The asset management industry is shifting from scale-driven to capability-driven approaches, emphasizing client-centric services and resource sharing among various financial institutions [5][6] - Industry experts advocate for deep collaboration across asset, funding, product, and service sectors to enhance professionalism and inclusivity in wealth management [5] Group 4: Global Market Expansion - As residents' wealth accumulates, cross-border investment has become essential for wealth management, with significant participation in programs like the "Cross-Border Wealth Management Connect" [7] - CITIC Group is developing a diverse cross-border asset management service system to meet investors' needs for global asset allocation, focusing on mutual recognition funds and other cross-border products [7]