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Wealth

Asset management, insurance, pensions, and the formation of long-term capital.

Wealth12 Jun 2026
Sophia Lim

China's insurance industry: structure, premiums, and how insurers invest

China's insurance industry splits into life, property and casualty, and reinsurance, with premium income concentrated heavily in the life and health s…

Wealth31 May 2026
Sophia Lim

China's asset management industry after the 2018 new rules

The 2018 asset-management rules reorganised China's investment industry around net-asset-value pricing and clearer regulatory perimeters, and the bank…

Wealth23 May 2026
Sophia Lim

China's ETF boom and the rise of long-term capital

Exchange-traded funds have grown into a primary vehicle for long-term capital flowing into China's A-share market, a shift that changes how that capit…

Wealth7 May 2026
Sophia Lim

China's pension system and the silver economy

China's pension system rests on three pillars, a state basic pension, employer and occupational annuities, and a personal pension account now in natio…