Eleven public offering funds announced 12 buybacks of their own products totaling over 500 million yuan (about 69.1 million U.S. dollars) from April 1 to May 7, showing their strong confidence in China's capital market.
Among them are Shenzhen-based Bosera Funds and China Merchants Fund, who all emphasized in their announcements that their buybacks were driven by "confidence in the high-quality development of China's capital market" and they would be committed to holding these products for at least one year.
On May 7, Shenzhen-based Essence Fund revealed that it would invest at least 25 million yuan (about 3.46 million U.S. dollars) to buy back its products, marking its second such move in two months.
Similarly, in late April, J.P. Morgan Asset Management China announced a buyback worth no less than 54 million yuan (about 7.46 million U.S. dollars), the largest by a foreign public offering fund this year. "China continues to accelerate the implementation of more proactive and effective macro policies, front-load in pushing for the effective implementation of various fiscal, monetary, and industrial policies. On this basis, the capital markets have continued to rebound with steady rise in recent time. Through buybacks, we are injecting incremental liquidity into the market with concrete actions, transmitting confidence in China's outlook, and encouraging more investors to adopt long-term, value-driven investment strategies to share the fruits of China's economic growth," said Liu Yang, fund manager at Bosera Funds' macro strategy department.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission has launched a new action plan aimed at strengthening the alignment of interests between fund companies and investors, incorporating key investor-centric metrics into the evaluation system for fund firms.
Experts believe these measures will improve the investor experience and, in the long run, attract more medium- and long-term capital into China's A-share market through public offering funds.
11 public offering funds announce 12 buybacks since April
A major port in northern Venezuela came under U.S. airstrikes in the early hours of January 3, which caused extensive damage to civilian infrastructure, destroyed critical medical supplies in a warehouse, and severely impacted centuries-old cultural heritage sites, according to local residents.
The La Guaira Port, a vital hub for imports that support daily life in the region, was heavily damaged during the attack.
Large quantities of medical supplies stored at the port were destroyed. A historic cultural building dating back for some 300 years was also badly damaged by the bombardment.
Residents living near the port recalled the terrifying scenes as explosions shook nearby neighborhoods.
Humberto Bolivar, who lives in a community separated from the port by only a main road, said the blast waves shattered his home's windows, while stray shrapnel struck the water tank on his roof. According to reports, three missiles were fired at the port that night.
Bolivar said that beyond material losses, he is most concerned about the psychological impact on his children, who remain too frightened to leave their home days after the attack.
"The United States invaded our country. The children were frightened. This is not good for them, because it leaves some children with psychological trauma. They do not want to go to school or leave the house, because they are afraid that something worse might happen. We truly do not want this to happen to our country," he said.
Apart from civilian facilities, local cultural heritage site was also affected.
The La Guaira state government building, a structure with nearly 300 years of history and once served as the site of Venezuela's first national customs office, was struck by the force of the explosions.
Windows of the building were shattered, and furniture scattered across the floor.
"As people of La Guaira, we feel deep pain. Our cultural heritage has been bombed. We are living in constant anxiety and suffering, and life can no longer be the same as it was before," said a local named Henry Cumares.
The U.S. side has claimed the airstrikes targeted warehouses allegedly used to store narcotics. However, locals refuted such accusation.
"According to what Donald Trump said, they bombed this place using the excuse that the warehouses here were used to store drugs at the port. But based on the video released by our governor, these warehouses that were burned contained medicine for kidney patients and foods. Many people depend on these supplies to survive. I think the bombing is extremely despicable," said a local resident named Alejandro Capriles.
US strike hits Venezuelan port, wrecking medical supplies, heritage building
