Section Two: Learning goal 3.3 Discipline Research
WMP (Wealth Management Products) and Chinese Shadow Finance
Introduction
The purpose is to investigate an area of interest which relates to my major, finance. This topic also relates to my role in my CPO as I was working as an Financial assistant. Based on what I have observed in my CPO and what I have learnt in the university, I realized that the chaotic wealth management product (WMP) market has caused the shadow finance issue in China to deteriorate further.
To begin the research, I will first illustrate how the research topic relates to my CPO and the banking industry in China. Next, I will address the research topic under each subheading and draw a conclusion:
What is WMP ?
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Now the government is tightening the leash of WMP sales in banks and other financial institutions, and hoping to hold the aggressive growth of the shadow banking sector in check.
Therefore, this research will help me understand more about an important issue in my CPO and banking sector in China.
What is WMP ?
Wealth management products, or WMPs, are sold by banks as a substitute for deposits, which essentially a pool of securities (trust products, bonds, stock funds). They are sold as low-risk investments (usually yield on average 2 percentage points higher than bank deposits) but often are not so. In real world, wealth management products are often sold as short-term investments that offer significantly higher returns than the famously anaemic deposit rates mandated by China’s central bank. The interest rates of WMPs can be set freely by banks and many of the assets and liabilities reside off-balance sheet.
Take the "Bank of China Progress series wealth management product" for an example. It is linked to gold and oil trends. Therefore, assuming that the prices of the two commodities, namely, gold and oil, are both above 110% of their respective original prices at the expiration of the product, investors are able to obtain 100% of the guaranteed principal and the yield at an annual rate of
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Bernard Maddoff was entrusted by his family, close friends and his close associates, most of which he hired to work in his company. As with many businessman, positions previously held, are used to persuade others to trust in their business. Maddoff used the “family business” and esteem gained as the former chairman of the NASDAQ Stock Exchange to convince people to trust him and invest their money with him (Stanwick & Stanwick, 2016). It is a proven fact, trust is essential, when operating or starting a business that involves successfully building clientele, especially when involving large sums of money. Once trust has been obtained, greed becomes present and links both sides. Maddoff and his investors, both craved to earn more money than an average investment. Scams or schemes would not exist without greed and is the reason why they will exist for years to come (Stanwick & Stanwick, 2016).
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n 2008, the financial crisis affected the companies, the families and the people. This is how I find myself driven towards the financial area. I saw many companies closed and people lose their jobs and families face huge challenge. Therefore, I realized how the financial market changes people’s life and I want to avoid these happening on myself. I pursued a bachelor degree in Business Administration, specifically in finance major. As my knowledge of that field grew, so did my curiosity about the effects of finance, but also in terms of how we can transfer the risk and cut losses.
| Attempt made to analyse a financial issue incorporating discipline knowledge and theory, but only minimal understanding of the issue is evident; Analysis addresses some aspects of the issue, but key elements are not
The role of the wealth manager is not to simply sell a financial product to a prospect. Instead, a wealth manager’s first concern is developing a comprehensive understanding of the client, a client-centric approach to providing financial solutions. Next the wealth manager must match the right solutions to the client’s needs and desires and ensure he or she receives an exceptional service experience. After that, product and service sales opportunities will naturally follow. Making the transition is clearly a trade-off between short-term results and long-term success. Financial security through goals-based wealth management. As a wealth manager with Merrill Lynch,
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