Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-12-28 09:05Core Viewpoint - The announcement by Shengyuan Environmental on December 26, 2025, revealed significant losses from a private fund investment, highlighting issues within the private fund industry, including risk control failures and potential falsification of net asset values [1][5]. Investment Losses - Shengyuan Environmental's wholly-owned subsidiary, Xiamen Jinlingji, invested 60 million yuan in a private fund, which saw its net value plummet to 0.1846 yuan within nine months, resulting in a loss of 46.92 million yuan, exceeding 10% of the company's audited net profit for the last fiscal year [1][3]. Risk Control Measures - The private fund contract included several risk control measures, such as limiting single asset investments to no more than 25% of net assets and requiring cash assets to exceed 50% when net value fell below 0.8. However, these measures were not effectively implemented [3][4]. - Specific failures included unauthorized trading by the fund manager and a lack of adherence to information disclosure requirements, leading to the potential falsification of net asset values [4][5]. Fund Performance - The fund's net value dropped from 0.9215 yuan on December 4 to 0.2596 yuan by December 11, marking a 71.83% decline in just one week, with cumulative losses reaching 81.54% by December 25 [4][6]. Regulatory Actions - Following the discovery of the significant losses, Shengyuan Environmental established a special task force and reported the matter to law enforcement and the China Securities Regulatory Commission [8]. - The company's major shareholders committed to compensating for the investment losses, and the company received a warning from the Xiamen Securities Regulatory Bureau for failing to disclose the losses in a timely manner [11]. Industry Context - The case of Shengyuan Environmental is not isolated, as other companies have also faced substantial losses in private fund investments, underscoring the inherent risks associated with private fund management and the importance of regulatory oversight [10].