Penghua Fund Management (Penghua; Chinese: 鹏华基金管理; pinyin: Pénghuá jījīn guǎnlǐ yǒuxiàn gōngsī) is a Chinese asset management company founded in 1998. It is currently a joint venture between Guosen Securities and Eurizon Capital, the asset management arm of Intesa Sanpaolo.
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Native name | 鹏华基金管理有限公司 |
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| Company type | Joint venture |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | December 22, 1998[1] |
| Headquarters | Shenzhen, Guangdong China |
Key people | He Ru (Chairman) Deng Zhaoming (general manager) |
| AUM | US$159 billion (June 2023) |
| Owners | Guosen Securities (50%) Eurizon Capital (49%) Shenzhen Brillice Investment (1%) |
| Website | www |
History
editPenghua was established on 22 December 1998, as one of the earliest asset management companies in China. Its original shareholders were four Chinese brokerage houses: Guosen Securities, Zhejiang Securities, Anshan Trust & Investment Corp. and Anhui International Trust & Investment Corp [1][2][3]
In August 2000, it was reported that Penghua would sign a cooperation agreement with the Hong Kong unit of Invesco. They also planned to set up a joint venture. The purpose of this was to make use of Invesco's foreign expertise in the growing Chinese stock market. Invesco assisted Penghua in launching one of China's first open-ended mutual funds. However, in October 2002, it was reported that Invesco decided to terminate its cooperation agreement with Penghua and formed a joint venture with Great Wall Securities instead. The rules of the China Securities Regulatory Commission made it difficult for Invesco to set up a joint venture with Penghua as it was already an established fund management company. Penghua had multiple owners and the most prominent one was the Shenzhen municipal government which made negotiations more difficult while Great Wall Securities was owned by Huaneng Power International (51%) and China Merchants Bank (25%).[3][4]
In April 2007 Eurizon Capital acquired a 49% stake of Penghua from its shareholders with the remaining 50% being held by Guosen Securities and 1% being held by Shenzhen Brillice Investment.[2][5]
In June 2015, Penghua teamed up with Vanke to the launch the first public real estate investment trust in China, the Penghua-Qianhai-Vanke REIT.[6]
In February 2020, Tommaso Corcos, CEO of Eurizon Capital stated that Eurizon Capital will increase its presence in China through Penghua.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "鹏华基金管理有限公司简介_基金债券_财经纵横_新浪网". finance.sina.com.cn. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ a b "PenghuaÆs A-share listed fund raises Rmb2 billion | Family Offices". AsianInvestor. 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ a b Leggett, Karby (24 August 2000). "Penghua Plans Cooperation Pact With U.S. Fund Giant Invesco". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ DiBiasio, Jame (29 October 2002). "Invesco changes horses in China stream". FinanceAsia. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Eurizon Financial buys in Penghua". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Archived from the original on 16 August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ Fung, Esther (24 June 2015). "China's First REIT to List in Shenzhen". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Eurizon to grow in China in Joint Venture with Penghua Fund - Xinhua Silk Road". en.imsilkroad.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.