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Recent stock private equity position index rose to 82.64%, reaching a new high in nearly 10 weeks, indicating that private equity institutions are generally optimistic and actively increasing their holdings. The proportion of private equity firms with high positions has increased, especially among those managing over 50 billion yuan in assets, whose overall position levels are rising. Market sentiment has improved, and policy benefits have encouraged additional buying, while institutional capital has accelerated inflows, providing liquidity. Private equity firms managing hundreds of billions of yuan are maintaining high holding structures, and there is widespread confidence in the market's future prospects.

The National Financial Regulatory Administration, in conjunction with the People's Bank of China, has formulated the "Provisions on Explicit Disclosure of Comprehensive Financing Costs for Personal Loan Business," which will be implemented in 2026. The provisions aim to enhance transparency in the personal loan market, ensure that borrowers are aware of all fees, protect consumer rights, and promote healthy industry development. The provisions require lenders to display explicit disclosure tables of comprehensive financing costs covering all relevant fees, and strengthen management of cooperative institutions.

People Finance News, March 16 – According to the Qichacha APP, recently Jiashan Weiyuan Zhixing Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. was established, with business scope including artificial intelligence theory and algorithm software development; intelligent robot research and development; artificial intelligence industry application system integration services; artificial intelligence general application systems, and others. Qichacha's equity penetration display shows that the company is wholly owned by WeRide HongKong Limited.

People Finance News, March 16 — Since 2026, multiple overseas China stock funds or emerging market funds have made substantial increases in positions in targets such as Alibaba and Tencent Holdings. At the same time, foreign institutions have recently made concentrated bullish remarks on Chinese assets, believing that under the multiple drivers of profit upgrades, low valuations, improved liquidity, and positive policy expectations, the A-share market has clear structural repair momentum, and medium-term allocation value is gradually becoming evident. (Shanghai Securities News)

China's Ministry of Commerce expressed strong opposition to the US initiating a Section 301 investigation against China and 60 other economies on the grounds of "failure to prohibit imports of products made with forced labor," characterizing the move as unilateral protectionism. China emphasized that it has established a comprehensive labor law system and called on the US to correct its mistake and resolve the issue with China through dialogue.

Recently, the "heavy assets, low churn" (HALO) sector has performed well, with capital rotating toward stable cash flow-generating heavy assets to hedge against uncertainty. Industry expectations suggest future rotation between AI and HALO, making HALO assets worth monitoring.

Since 2026, public and private fundraising institutions have been enthusiastic about IPO participation, with cumulative allocations exceeding 3 billion yuan across 9 new stocks. Among them, 109 public fund institutions received allocations totaling 2.544 billion yuan. Manufacturing targets such as Esaiwei have been favored, and A-share structural market trends are expected to continue. Attention should be paid to sectors such as construction machinery and chemicals.

On March 17th, BNP Paribas will issue RMB bonds in China, marking deeper participation by European financial institutions in the Panda Bond market. Panda Bond issuance is booming, with the annual scale reaching 639.35 billion yuan, a year-over-year increase of 108%. Contributing factors include the China-U.S. interest rate spread, RMB internationalization, and green bond innovation, with the market expected to maintain strong momentum.

People's Finance News, March 16 — According to information obtained by reporters from the National Defense Ministry's Recruitment Office on the 16th, the new recruit transportation work for the first half of 2026 has been fully launched. New recruits will proceed to military camps in succession via various transportation methods including aviation, railway, and waterway. Localities are holding farewell ceremonies for new recruits departing for service, with all new recruits expected to complete their entry into camp by the end of March. (Xinhua News Agency)

People's Finance News, March 16 – The British Daily Telegraph reported on the 16th that no vessels transited through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy shipping route, on the 14th. This is the first occurrence since the United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran. The report cited data from Windward, a maritime data analytics service company, stating: "On the 14th, the number of vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz dropped to zero for the first time since the conflict began. Before the war, an average of 77 ships passed through the strait daily." (Xinhua News Agency)

People Finance News, March 16 - Hong Kong stocks closed at midday with the Hang Seng Index up 1.14% and the Hang Seng Tech Index up 2.24%. Tea beverage stocks, lithium battery concepts, new consumption concepts, and OpenClaw concepts led gains, with Zhipu rising over 10%.

People Finance News, March 16 — A reporter learned from Nanjing Bank that on March 12, Nanjing Bank led the issuance of a targeted asset-backed note (similar to a REIT) by Nanjing Biomedicine Valley Construction and Development Co., Ltd., which was successfully issued. This marks the first REIT-like product in the interbank market in 2026. The total issuance amount for this REIT-like product is 720 million yuan, with a priority tranche interest rate of 2.2%, backed by two pharmaceutical industrial parks in Jiangbei New District.

People Finance News March 16 — On March 16, Zhipu released GLM-5-Turbo, the world's first foundation model deeply optimized for OpenClaw lobster farm scenarios. The model is Zhipu's first closed-source model since 2025. Additionally, Zhipu adjusted prices for some products, with GLM-5-Turbo increasing 20% relative to GLM-5 and averaging an 83% increase relative to GLM-4.7.

Hellobike has issued an apology statement following exposure of rental electric bike issues during CCTV's "3·15" evening gala. The platform emphasized that it only provides information matching services and does not directly operate stores. The statement stated that it will strengthen management and review to ensure vehicles meet standards and conduct improvements to restore user trust.

Since the beginning of this year, public funds have purchased their own funds with a total amount of 1.007 billion yuan. Huatai Securities and Ruiyuan Fund each purchased 100 million yuan respectively, with equity funds becoming the main focus of self-purchasing, accounting for nearly 90% of the total self-purchasing amount. It is expected that self-purchasing amounts will continue to increase in the future.

As of March 15, 2023, reports from 57 unlisted life insurance companies showed that net profit in Q4 2025 increased over 160% year-over-year, with profitable insurers accounting for over 80% of the total. The high earnings growth was driven by stable market interest rates and increased consumer purchases of insurance products.

Over the past week, the A-share market experienced consolidation amid fluctuations, with major indices showing mixed performance. Middle East geopolitical conflicts intensified market volatility; however, the A-share market demonstrated enhanced resilience against overseas shocks due to domestic policy support and liquidity advantages. Energy assets benefited in the short term, while the AI technology industry maintained solid fundamentals and may continue to lead the market going forward.

People Finance News March 16 — Enterprise Check APP shows that Puozhi Robot (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. was recently established with Zhou Xingyou as the legal representative. The company's business scope includes intelligent robot sales; service consumer robot sales; special operation robot manufacturing; industrial robot manufacturing; artificial intelligence hardware sales, and more. According to Enterprise Check's equity penetration analysis, the company is wholly held by Ningbo Puozhi Future Robot Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Junpu Intelligent.

Starting from March, several banks have focused on disposing of non-performing assets, with the total amount of unpaid principal and interest transferred reaching several hundred million yuan, mainly involving personal consumer loans and business loans. Support from regulatory policies and market-based transfers will accelerate the cleanup of non-performing assets, promote improvements in banks' asset quality, and in the future, asset disposal will become routine, thereby enhancing the overall efficiency of the industry.