Business Overview
The asset management practice fully embodies Llinks' innovative spirit and market-leading position. This area is deeply integrated with our core practices in banking & finance and capital markets, forming one of the most competitively advantageous strategic pillars within Llinks' financial services sector.
We maintain communication channels with the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA), China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), as well as Asset Management Association of China (AMAC), Insurance Asset Management Association of China (IAMAC), and China Insurance Asset Registration and Trading System Co., Ltd. This enables us, when designing product solutions for clients, to not only accurately grasp current laws, regulations, and regulatory requirements but also to foresightfully discern policy evolution trends, integrating compliance governance into the entire process of business innovation. Leveraging a profound understanding of regulatory practice and policy direction, combined with rich practical experience accumulated in handling complex compliance matters, we possess significant professional advantages in assisting clients with product innovation and business transformation.
Llinks' asset management legal services span the entire value chain from "fundraising — investment operation — post-investment management — exit and liquidation," providing one-stop, systematic solutions for various market participants. We have provided high-quality legal services covering entity setup, licensing, product establishment, structure design, compliant operation, and risk resolution to numerous PRC public fund management companies and their subsidiaries, securities firms and their asset management subsidiaries, insurance and insurance asset management institutions, privately-raised fund managers, as well as many well-known overseas asset management institutions.
Key Capabilities
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Greenfield Establishment and M&A of Public Fund Management Companies, Asset Management Subsidiaries of Securities Firms, and Insurance Asset Management Institutions
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AMAC Registration for Privately-raised Fund Managers
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Licensing for Public Fund Managers, Privately-raised Asset Managers, Fund Distribution License, and Investment Management Capabilities of Insurance Institutions
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Design and Issuance of Public Funds, Bank Wealth Management Products, Privately-raised Asset Management Products, Trust Plans, and Privately-raised Funds
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Design and Issuance of Various Insurance Asset Management Products (e.g., Insurance Debt Investment Plans, Equity Investment Plans, Insurance Private Equity Funds, Asset-Backed Plans, and Portfolio Insurance Asset Management Products)
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Business of Financial Asset Investment Companies such as Debt-to-Equity Investment Plans
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Design and Issuance of Various Asset-Backed Securitization (ABS) Products by Banks, Securities Companies, Fund Subsidiaries, etc.
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Cross-border Asset Management Business (e.g., QFII, RQFII, QDII, QDIE, QDLP)
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Mainland-Hong Kong Mutual Recognition of Funds (“MRF”)
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Ongoing Compliance of Various Asset Management Institutions and Their Products
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Dispute Resolution for Funds and Asset Management Products
Practice Highlights
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Represented the issuer in the listing of the world's first cross-border iron ore exchange-traded fund (ETF), and represented public fund managers in the registration of multiple pioneering industry-first public fund products
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Represented clients in the mainland registration of the first batch of six Hong Kong Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF), and subsequently represented multiple MRF products in completing their mainland registrations
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Represented Shenwan Paris Fund Management Co., Ltd. (now Shenwan Lingxin Fund Management Co., Ltd.) in its equity transfer project, and represented multiple public fund companies in equity transfers, mergers and acquisitions, or employee stock ownership projects
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Represented Fortis Haitong Investment Management Co., Ltd. in obtaining approval to establish a subsidiary in Hong Kong
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Represented Prudential (UK), Banca Lombarda (Italy), Lord Abbett & Co. (US), and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia) in their establishment in China
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Represented JF Asset Management Limited in the establishment of the "China Pioneer A-Share Fund," the first public fund in the Hong Kong market permitted to invest in China's A-share market
Market Recognition
Industry Insights
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A Brief Analysis of the Draft Fundraising Measures from the Perspective of Private Securities Investment Funds
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A Brief Analysis of the Guidelines for Data Classification and Grading of Financial Information Services
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Key Takeaways from the Information Disclosure Implementation Rules for Private Securities Funds
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Interpretation of the Remediation Plan for Illegal Cross-Boundary Securities, Futures, and Fund Business Activities
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A Brief Analysis of the Derivatives Trading Measures
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Brief Analysis on Online Marketing Measures from a Private Fund Business Perspective
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