A wealth management product (WMP; Chinese: 理财产品) is an uninsured financial product sold in China by banks and other financial institutions. Typically they offer a high rate of interest, and sometimes, purportedly guaranteed return. As of 2016, $2.8 trillion had been sold by banks during the previous 5 years. While the government sometimes intervenes to prevent losses by investors, some WMPs have failed.[1]

Financial experts such as David Daokui Li of Tsinghua University, a member of the Chinese central bank’s monetary policy committee, believe wealth management products pose substantial risks to China's financial stability.[1]

Wealth management products grew rapidly throughout 2015 and 2016. Chinese households, companies and banks held a record balance of $3.9 trillion (26.3 trillion yuan) of WMPs as of June 30, 2016.[2]

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  1. 1 2 Keith Bradshear (August 12, 2016). "Trillions in Murky Investments Could Rock China's Economy". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ Jun Luo (August 31, 2016). "China Wealth-Management Products Rise to Record $3.9 Trillion". Bloomberg. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
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