Group 1 - The A-share market showed a continuous recovery in July, leading to an explosive growth in private equity fund registrations, with a total of 1,298 funds registered, a month-on-month increase of 18%, marking the highest monthly registration since 2025 and breaking a 27-month record [1][3] - Year-to-date, the cumulative number of registered private equity securities products reached 6,759, representing a year-on-year increase of 61.39% [1] Group 2 - The surge in private equity fund registrations was driven by three main factors: the strong performance of the A-share market, the excellent performance of quantitative strategy products attracting significant capital inflow, and the continuous optimization of supply with top institutions and quality products emerging [3] - Equity strategies dominated the private equity fund registration market, accounting for nearly 70% of the total, with 887 equity strategy funds registered in July, reflecting a 24.58% month-on-month growth [4] Group 3 - Multi-asset strategies showed significant growth, with 162 funds registered in July, accounting for 12.48% of the total, indicating a rising demand for diversified allocation as investors seek to mitigate risks from single market volatility [4] - The number of registered funds from billion-level institutions led the market, with 48 out of 676 private equity institutions being billion-level, and the top twelve institutions in terms of registration volume were all billion-level [5] Group 4 - Quantitative product registrations saw a nearly 20% month-on-month increase, making up approximately 47.77% of the total registered products in July, with a total of 620 quantitative products registered [5] - Year-to-date, the number of registered quantitative products reached 3,081, representing a year-on-year increase of 77.68%, with equity strategies being the main contributors to quantitative product registrations [5]

Core Viewpoint - Youmeili Investment, established in April 2014, positions itself as a multi-asset, multi-strategy private fund manager, emphasizing research-driven and technology-enabled investment strategies [2][5]. Group 1: Company Overview - Youmeili Investment has developed a data-driven investment ecosystem and has grown into a private fund manager based in China with a global outlook [2]. - The company utilizes a three-dimensional decision-making model based on valuation, momentum, and risk parity to capture excess return opportunities in asset price fluctuations and derivative hedging [2]. - As of June 2025, Youmeili Investment's products have an average return of ***% within the 10-100 billion scale private equity sector, ranking in the top 10 of quantitative private equity returns over the past three years [2]. Group 2: Development History - Youmeili Investment was founded in 2014 and registered as a private securities investment fund manager in 2017 [6]. - The company reached a self-operated and shareholder personal investment scale of 200 million in 2016 and surpassed 10 billion in management scale by 2020 [6]. - By 2023, the management scale exceeded 40 billion, focusing on medium and low volatility investment strategies [6]. Group 3: Core Team and Advantages - The core investment research team has over 10 years of experience in multi-asset strategies, employing a competitive and collaborative mechanism to ensure effective strategy development [11]. - The company has consistently pursued absolute returns, with representative products achieving positive returns for eight consecutive years and annualized returns exceeding 10% [13][14]. - Youmeili Investment emphasizes digital transformation, leveraging advanced IT technologies to enhance investment management and has obtained multiple software copyrights and patents [15]. Group 4: Investment Strategies - The low-volatility series aims to construct defensive investment portfolios that balance safety and returns through diversified asset allocation, including low-volatility convertible bonds and local government credit bonds [17]. - The composite hedging series utilizes a combination of stocks, ETFs, and convertible bonds to hedge market risks and reduce overall portfolio volatility while enhancing risk-adjusted returns [21].

Group 1 - The banking wealth management market is expanding, leading to a significant turnover of executives in wealth management subsidiaries, with 12 executives from 8 companies appointed in the first half of the year [2][3] - Among the new executives, 5 are chairpersons, indicating a leadership change in 4 state-owned banks and 1 joint-stock bank [3] - Most of the new executives come from the parent bank system, possessing rich experience in financial markets or asset management, which is expected to enhance strategic collaboration between wealth management subsidiaries and their parent banks [2][4] Group 2 - The newly appointed executives include notable figures such as Wu Qian (ICBC Wealth Management), Qi Jiankong (CCB Wealth Management), and Huang Danggui (BOC Wealth Management), all of whom have extensive backgrounds in their respective parent banks [3][5] - The educational backgrounds of the new executives are from top domestic universities, indicating a high level of expertise and competence [4] - The turnover of executives is driven by the current opportunities in the wealth management market, with significant increases in deposits and a shift towards multi-asset allocation strategies [9][10] Group 3 - The wealth management market is witnessing a transformation from single asset reliance to multi-asset strategies, driven by low interest rates and the need for diversified investment [10] - The growth in non-bank financial institution deposits has reached a record high, indicating a shift in investor behavior towards funds and wealth management products [9] - The trend towards multi-asset allocation requires executives with comprehensive capabilities to manage diverse asset classes effectively, ensuring risk diversification and maximizing returns [10]