Zhi Tong Cai Jing·2025-11-14 03:57Core Insights - The transformation of FICC business towards diversification, globalization, and customer-centricity is identified as a strategic breakthrough, driven by technological empowerment and restructuring of proprietary models [1] Group 1: Evolution of Proprietary Business - From 2014 to 2017, policy-driven capital expansion and relaxed investment scope led to a significant increase in trading financial assets from 537 billion to 1,251.8 billion, a growth of over 130%, with proprietary business becoming the primary revenue pillar [1] - The period from 2018 to 2024 saw a shift in business models towards diversified low-volatility strategies, with fixed-income assets rising to 61% of financial investments, and the nominal principal of OTC derivatives exceeding 2.2 trillion by the end of 2023 [1] Group 2: Core Trends in Proprietary Transformation - The differentiation in leverage and pricing capabilities is driving an increase in concentration, with the average financial investment leverage of the top ten brokerages at 2.77 times, 0.91 times higher than other brokerages [2] - The fixed-income business is transitioning from "holding for yield" to "serving for income," enhancing non-directional business revenue through market-making, derivatives hedging, and structured product creation [2] - International expansion is enhancing capital efficiency, with significant growth in overseas customer capital intermediary business, and the overseas fixed-income exposure of leading brokerages reaching 27% and 21% by the first half of 2025 [2]