Group 1: Fund Manager Movements - Renowned fund manager Zhai Xiangdong announced his departure from China Merchants Fund on August 9 due to personal reasons, with speculation about his next move possibly being to a private equity fund [1] - Xue Zhen has been appointed as the new chairman of Dongwu Fund, succeeding Ma Zhenya, who transitioned to a senior supervisory role [1] Group 2: Public REITs Market - The public REITs market continues to thrive, with two new data center public REITs listed on August 8, both achieving a 30% limit-up on their first trading day, with total trading volume nearing 700 million yuan [1] - As of August 8, the CSI REITs total return index and the CSI REITs index have increased by 13.37% and 9.91% year-to-date, respectively, outperforming major indices like the CSI 300 [2] Group 3: Asset Management Developments - GF Securities Asset Management has withdrawn its application for public fund management qualifications, indicating a tightening of public fund license approvals in the industry [3] - The trend of fund managers publicly sharing their real-time trading performance is growing, with many achieving positive returns, signaling a shift towards more transparency and investor engagement [6] Group 4: Fund Performance and Restrictions - The China Europe Digital Economy Mixed Fund has announced a suspension of large subscriptions over 1 million yuan due to its impressive performance of over 150% in the past year, ranking 8th out of 4349 similar funds [4] - The total asset management scale of Huaxia Fund has surpassed 2.85 trillion yuan, with its public fund scale exceeding 2 trillion yuan for the first time, driven by growth in various fund types [8] Group 5: Market Trends and Insights - Convertible bond funds have shown remarkable performance, with over ten thematic funds achieving net value growth rates exceeding 15%, and the highest reaching nearly 25% [7] - The bond ETF market is expanding, with the recent launch of a bond ETF surpassing 10 billion yuan in scale, contributing to a total market size of nearly 520 billion yuan [10]