Breaking News
Get 45% Off 0
Is it finally time to sell Nvidia ahead of earnings?
Read More

JPMorgan (JPM) to Own 100% Stake in Securities JV in China

By Zacks Investment ResearchStock MarketsApr 06, 2020 08:40AM ET
www.investing.com/analysis/jpmorgan-jpm-to-own-100-stake-in-securities-jv-in-china-200520756
JPMorgan (JPM) to Own 100% Stake in Securities JV in China
By Zacks Investment Research   |  Apr 06, 2020 08:40AM ET
Saved. See Saved Items.
This article has already been saved in your Saved Items
 
 
GS
+0.09%
Add to/Remove from Watchlist
Add to Watchlist
Add Position

Position added successfully to:

Please name your holdings portfolio
 
JPM
-1.10%
Add to/Remove from Watchlist
Add to Watchlist
Add Position

Position added successfully to:

Please name your holdings portfolio
 
MS
-1.31%
Add to/Remove from Watchlist
Add to Watchlist
Add Position

Position added successfully to:

Please name your holdings portfolio
 
BLK
-2.20%
Add to/Remove from Watchlist
Add to Watchlist
Add Position

Position added successfully to:

Please name your holdings portfolio
 

As China opened its financial markets to foreign firms with the removal of restrictions on ownership effective Apr 1, JPMorgan JPM has agreed to own 100% of its Chinese mutual fund joint venture (JV) — China International Fund Management Co. The bank plans to spend around $1 billion to take the full ownership of the venture from Shanghai International Trust Co., per a Financial Times article.

The development follows the opening up of the Chinese markets for foreign financial firms. China’s securities regulator — The China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) — removed restrictions on foreign ownership. Notably, it now allows foreign companies to take full control in securities JVs by buying out their local partners or setting up their own money management and investment banks.

Notably, JPMorgan is the first U.S. bank to take full control of its mutual fund operations in China.

Financial terms of the deal remain undisclosed. However, JPMorgan paid more than 33% premium to CIFM’s net asset value and spent $35 million, while buying a 2% stake to gain controlling interest in the venture in August 2019.

“As we advance our onshore business in this critically important market, we look forward to continuing to meet the evolving needs of Chinese and international investors,” Paul Bateman, chairman of J.P. Morgan Asset Management, said in a statement.

Notably, CIFM, formed in 2004, holds $21 billion worth assets as of Dec 31, 2019.

Among other ventures, to explore the prosperous wealth-management market, JPMorgan is considering other options as well. Last year, a strategic partnership was established with China Merchants Bank, which made it a product provider to the Chinese lender’s asset-management subsidiary.

With China opening up its financial markets faster than expected, the biggest U.S. bank (in terms of total assets) also intends to get approval for full ownership of all its mainland China operations by next year. This is part of JPMorgan’s four-year investment plan in China, which was announced last year. Also, the bank will be celebrating 100 years of China operations in 2021.

Shares of JPMorgan have lost 39.7% year to date compared with the industry’s decline of 45.1%.



Currently, JPMorgan carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

Other than JPMorgan, several major global financial firms like Goldman Sachs GS, Nomura Holdings, Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) MS, BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) BLK and UBS Group have won approval or are waiting for the same to increase stakes in their respective JVs in China. Since foreign companies are allowed to conduct business in the country without any restrictions, it will aid in geographical expansion and boost revenues.

Breakout Biotech Stocks with Triple-Digit Profit Potential

The biotech sector is projected to surge beyond $775 billion by 2024 as scientists develop treatments for thousands of diseases. They’re also finding ways to edit the human genome to literally erase our vulnerability to these diseases.

Zacks has just released Century of Biology: 7 Biotech Stocks to Buy Right Now to help investors profit from 7 stocks poised for outperformance. Our recent biotech recommendations have produced gains of +50%, +83% and +164% in as little as 2 months. The stocks in this report could perform even better.

See these 7 breakthrough stocks now>>


Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM): Free Stock Analysis Report

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS): Free Stock Analysis Report

Morgan Stanley (MS): Free Stock Analysis Report

BlackRock, Inc. (BLK): Free Stock Analysis Report

To read this article on Zacks.com click here.

JPMorgan (JPM) to Own 100% Stake in Securities JV in China
 

Related Articles

JPMorgan (JPM) to Own 100% Stake in Securities JV in China

Add a Comment

Comment Guidelines

We encourage you to use comments to engage with other users, share your perspective and ask questions of authors and each other. However, in order to maintain the high level of discourse we’ve all come to value and expect, please keep the following criteria in mind:  

  •            Enrich the conversation, don’t trash it.

  •           Stay focused and on track. Only post material that’s relevant to the topic being discussed. 

  •           Be respectful. Even negative opinions can be framed positively and diplomatically. Avoid profanity, slander or personal attacks directed at an author or another user. Racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination will not be tolerated.

  • Use standard writing style. Include punctuation and upper and lower cases. Comments that are written in all caps and contain excessive use of symbols will be removed.
  • NOTE: Spam and/or promotional messages and comments containing links will be removed. Phone numbers, email addresses, links to personal or business websites, Skype/Telegram/WhatsApp etc. addresses (including links to groups) will also be removed; self-promotional material or business-related solicitations or PR (ie, contact me for signals/advice etc.), and/or any other comment that contains personal contact specifcs or advertising will be removed as well. In addition, any of the above-mentioned violations may result in suspension of your account.
  • Doxxing. We do not allow any sharing of private or personal contact or other information about any individual or organization. This will result in immediate suspension of the commentor and his or her account.
  • Don’t monopolize the conversation. We appreciate passion and conviction, but we also strongly believe in giving everyone a chance to air their point of view. Therefore, in addition to civil interaction, we expect commenters to offer their opinions succinctly and thoughtfully, but not so repeatedly that others are annoyed or offended. If we receive complaints about individuals who take over a thread or forum, we reserve the right to ban them from the site, without recourse.
  • Only English comments will be allowed.
  • Any comment you publish, together with your investing.com profile, will be public on investing.com and may be indexed and available through third party search engines, such as Google.

Perpetrators of spam or abuse will be deleted from the site and prohibited from future registration at Investing.com’s discretion.

Write your thoughts here
 
Are you sure you want to delete this chart?
 
Post
Post also to:
 
Replace the attached chart with a new chart ?
1000
Your ability to comment is currently suspended due to negative user reports. Your status will be reviewed by our moderators.
Please wait a minute before you try to comment again.
Thanks for your comment. Please note that all comments are pending until approved by our moderators. It may therefore take some time before it appears on our website.
 
Are you sure you want to delete this chart?
 
Post
 
Replace the attached chart with a new chart ?
1000
Your ability to comment is currently suspended due to negative user reports. Your status will be reviewed by our moderators.
Please wait a minute before you try to comment again.
Add Chart to Comment
Confirm Block

Are you sure you want to block %USER_NAME%?

By doing so, you and %USER_NAME% will not be able to see any of each other's Investing.com's posts.

%USER_NAME% was successfully added to your Block List

Since you’ve just unblocked this person, you must wait 48 hours before renewing the block.

Report this comment

I feel that this comment is:

Comment flagged

Thank You!

Your report has been sent to our moderators for review
Continue with Apple
Continue with Google
or
Sign up with Email