--- title: "The six major state-owned banks have \"gathered\" AIC licenses, and the CSI Banks index rose and fell in the afternoon" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/280437582.md" description: "As of March 25, 2026, the WP CSI Banks Index rose by 0.43%. China Postal Financial Asset Investment Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Postal Savings Bank of China, has been approved to commence operations, becoming the sixth state-owned large bank financial asset investment company, bringing the total number of bank-affiliated AICs to 9. AICs aim to provide \"patient capital\" to address corporate financing difficulties, assist banks in expanding non-interest income, and transform into comprehensive financial service providers. Market analysis suggests that the establishment of AICs responds to regulatory requirements and helps improve banks' risk management" datetime: "2026-03-25T06:58:12.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/280437582.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/280437582.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/280437582.md) --- # The six major state-owned banks have "gathered" AIC licenses, and the CSI Banks index rose and fell in the afternoon As of March 25, 2026, at 14:35, the CSI Bank Index (399986) rose by 0.43%, with constituent stocks Zijin Bank up 3.70%, Ruifeng Bank up 2.96%, and Qingnong Commercial Bank up 2.66%. The Bank ETF Huaxia (515020) increased by 0.54%, with the latest price reported at 1.67 yuan. In terms of news, China Postal Savings Bank's subsidiary, China Post Financial Asset Investment Co., Ltd., was officially approved to commence operations on March 20, marking the establishment of the sixth state-owned large bank financial asset investment company (AIC), bringing the total number of bank AICs to 9, including 6 state-owned large banks and 3 joint-stock banks. As a professional platform connecting indirect financing and direct financing, the core positioning of AIC is to provide "patient capital" to solve the long-term financing difficulties faced by enterprises, especially technology innovation enterprises. Market analysts believe that the establishment of AICs by banks is not only a response to regulatory requirements but also a way to seize policy dividends. At the same time, in the face of pressures from narrowing net interest margins and slowing traditional credit growth, AICs open up new avenues for equity investment for banks, helping to expand non-interest income and promote the transformation into comprehensive financial service providers. Additionally, through debt-to-equity swaps, AICs can revitalize existing assets and optimize risk structures, benefiting banks' risk management. CICC expects that the credit growth rate will remain stable in the first year of the 14th Five-Year Plan, and looking ahead to the whole year, there is a relatively certain improvement logic in the industry fundamentals. The Bank ETF Huaxia (515020) is the ETF with the lowest comprehensive fee rate tracking the CSI Bank Index (399986), with its Class A connection fund 008298; Class C connection fund 008299; Class D connection fund 024642. 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