UBS strategy head flags risks for China banks, stocks
Wealth management products will attract big flows from deposits, thus pressuring banks, says UBS's head of China equity strategy. He also expects share prices to be hit by the restart of IPOs.
Wealth management products (WMPs) in China are set to attract inflows of Rmb10 trillion to 15 trillion ($1.7 to $2.55 trillion) from bank deposits over the next two years, due to the higher returns offer by such instruments, predicts UBS’s head of China equity strategy.
WMPs, which invest in bonds and money market funds, will offer returns of 4.5% to 5% in the next two years, said Chen Li, speaking at a conference in Shanghai this week. Chinese individuals have Rmb40 trillion ($6.…
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