Greater China Banks Daily: Banks see wave of share purchases by shareholders and management; Hong Kong AUM hit record high in 2025

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Greater China Banks Daily: Banks see wave of share purchases by shareholders and management; Hong Kong AUM hit record high in 2025

Global Research

3 July 2026ab

Greater China Banks Daily Equities

ChinaBanks see wave of share purchases by

shareholders and management; Hong Kong Banks

AUM hit record high in 2025 MayAnalystYan

may.yan@ubs.com

+852-2971 7157

Banks see wave of share purchases by shareholders and management Alex Ye

Analyst

Sina, Jun 30: Since the start of 2026, many A-share listed banks have seen a wave of S1460522090005

share purchases by major shareholders and management teams, including Qilu Bank, alex.ye@ubs.com

CQRCB, BONJ, BOCD, Zheshang Bank, Everbright Bank, PSBC, Sunong Bank, CSRCB, +86 755 2215 8858

and Ruifeng Bank. At recent 2025 annual shareholder meetings, banks such as CMB

Catherine Yang, CFA

and CITIC Bank addressed market value management concerns, with some setting up Analyst

dedicated teams to advance related work. Among regional small and mid-sized banks, S1460526010003

management teams have been the main buyers, with Ruifeng Bank’s management catherine-za.yang@ubs.com

completing its purchase plan ahead of schedule and exceeding the target. Several other +86-755-2215 8860

banks, including Qilu Bank, CQRCB, Sunong Bank, and CSRCB, have also announced Helen Li, CFA

completion of executive share purchase plans. Major shareholders have made larger- Analyst

scale purchases, such as China Post Group buying about 103 million shares of PSBC for helen-za.li@ubs.com

RMB526 million and Everbright Group buying RMB51.66 million worth of Everbright +852-2971 6066

Bank A-shares. For city commercial banks, local state-owned investment platforms have

been key buyers, including Chengdu’s state-owned entities purchasing about RMB957