Group 1 - Jianxin Fund announced the appointment of Liu Dachao as the new vice president on August 12, 2023, who has extensive experience in fund custody services since joining China Construction Bank in July 2003 [1] - Multiple public funds, including Nongyin Huili Fund and Shangyin Fund, have announced the addition of distribution agencies for their fund products, which include various types such as securities firms and banks [2] - The China Europe Core Smart Mixed Fund has ended its issuance early due to exceeding a fundraising scale of 2 billion yuan, becoming the first product in the new floating fee rate fund category to surpass this threshold [3] Group 2 - The ETF market experienced fluctuations, with the Shanghai Composite Index falling by 0.46%, the Shenzhen Component Index by 0.87%, and the ChiNext Index by 1.08%, with a total trading volume of 2.28 trillion yuan, an increase of 128.3 billion yuan from the previous trading day [3] - Specific ETFs such as the S&P Biotechnology ETF and the NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF saw gains of over 2%, while several chip-related ETFs also performed well [3][4] - The Hubei ETF led the decline with a drop of 3.53%, alongside several aerospace-related ETFs experiencing significant pullbacks [5] Group 3 - Texas Instruments, a global leader in analog chips, is expected to raise prices again starting mid-August, which may lead to a rebound in analog IC prices, benefiting domestic companies that can leverage cost and supply response advantages [6] - A new fund focusing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Science and Technology Innovation Board Artificial Intelligence Index is set to launch, managed by Lou Huafeng, with a performance benchmark linked to the index and a portion to bank deposit rates [7]