平安固收:2025年3月机构行为思考:财政货币政策或将支持债市供需两旺
Ping An Securities·2025-05-06 07:27

Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. Core Viewpoints - In March 2025, the bond market maintained rapid growth, with the bond custodial balance reaching 180.5 trillion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 14.81%. Fiscal and monetary policies are expected to support a strong supply - demand situation in the bond market [3]. - The supply of bonds is expected to continue increasing, and different institutional investors have different trends in bond allocation [3]. Summary by Directory Bond Supply by Type - In March 2025, the new bond custodial volume increased by nearly 1.8 trillion yuan year - on - year. The government bonds and NCDs each increased by about 1 trillion yuan year - on - year, while corporate credit bonds decreased by about 430 billion yuan [5][9]. - The significant increase in government bonds was due to the front - loaded fiscal policy. The NCD increase was because of bond and credit expansion and insufficient bank liabilities. The decrease in corporate credit bonds might be affected by stricter regulations and high base numbers [12][17]. Bond Allocation by Institution - In March 2025, asset management accounts increased their bond allocation, while banks significantly reduced their bond addition. Asset management accounts, securities firms, and insurance companies increased their bond holdings by 1.7204 trillion, 22.07 billion, and 10.42 billion yuan respectively year - on - year, while commercial banks decreased their holdings by 42.93 billion yuan [19]. - Banks had weak bond - allocation due to liability pressure. After adjustment, they increased their government bond holdings by 28.28 billion yuan and reduced their NCD holdings by 47.32 billion yuan [26]. - Insurance companies increased their bond holdings year - on - year but with a weaker intensity than the historical average. They mainly increased their local government bond holdings because of valuation advantages [27]. - Asset management accounts reduced duration and increased NCD allocation, showing a conservative management approach. Securities firms increased their bond holdings by 22.07 billion yuan, mainly following the supply of government bonds, local government bonds, and NCDs. Foreign investors increased their bond holdings by 9.74 billion yuan, mainly in government bonds [31][35]. Outlook - From April 1 - 28, the net bond financing was 1.663 trillion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 693.9 billion yuan, with government bonds increasing by 894.6 billion yuan. The net financing of corporate credit bonds increased, possibly due to falling interest rates or regulatory policies [37]. - Banks are expected to increase their bond allocation, especially government bonds, as their liability pressure eases. Insurance companies are expected to continue increasing their government bond allocation, with a preference for local government bonds. The capital increment of asset management accounts may continue to be lower than in previous years [41][44][47].