Zhongzhi Enterprise Group, a prominent player, manages around 1 trillion yuan (S$187.1 billion) in assets. Its subsidiary, Zhongrong Trust, has 270 products totaling 39.5 billion yuan due this year, with an average yield of 6.88%. Payment failures and lack of transparency surround Zhongzhi and Zhongrong, raising concerns and prompting social media circulation of unverified letters about delayed payments and potential operational issues. Over 150,000 investors are affected, with outstanding investments totaling 230 billion yuan.
Moomoo SG OP : How do you perceive the future of the Chinese trust industry?
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ZnWC : Trust businesses in China are loosely regulated firms that pool household savings to offer loans and invest in real estate, stocks, bonds and commodities. The sector was once seen as a safe place for wealthy Chinese to park their money for hefty returns. But trust firms have defaulted on billions of dollars of investment products in recent years and the industry has shrunk by about 20 per cent from its peak in 2017, when regulators began clamping down on the nation’s shadow-banking excesses.
Default in payment and transparency are issues that reflect the fundamental of the company. Without fundamental and loosely regulated, investors should not even put a single cent in the firm regardless on how attractive the returns. It reminds me of cryptocurrency investment 2 years ago. Due to lack regulation and transparency, cryptocurrency exchange platform collapsed one after another (Celsius, BlockFi, FTX and Hodlnaut). It looked like history repeating itself.
If you really want to invest in a Chinese company or REIT, ensure it is not exposed to any Trust firms.
Moomoo SG OP ZnWC :
CasualInvestor : Never had much confidence in Chinese companies. Likely also due to past news on how shady the companies are.