Those advisors in awe over China and its astonishing growth rates, should keep their envy at bay, as the grass only appears to be greener and won't stay that way forever, suggests one wealth professional.
By: Jeff Sanford
Canadian advisors may long for the amazing growth rates of the burgeoning Chinese wealth management industry. But the stable, steady growth of the mature, regulated Canadian economy has an upside says one Canadian wealth expert.
A Reuters report this morning highlights comments from a Chinese central bank official worried about the amazing growth in the Chinese wealth management industry.
The official, Liu Shiyu, suggested China should reorganize its wealth management industry as it is “unduly raising funding costs and encouraging savers to behave like gamblers by chasing after lucrative short-term returns.”
The comments seem apt: The Chinese wealth management industry now manages an astonishing $1.8 trillion, is growing at an amazing annual rate of 65 per cent. Funds are said to be lending to companies at 14 per cent, while offering 8 per cent on funds, which represents an amazing profit.
The staid buttoned-down Canadian wealth management industry sounds absolutely boring in comparison.
Should Canadian wealth managers be jealous?
Not quite says Bryan Kelly, the proprietor of the investor-focused website White Top Investor. He points out, appropriately, that while the Canadian wealth management sector may be a little less “exuberant” (to use Alan Greenspan’s famous phrase), there is something very comforting about manageable growth.
“I don't know that it is a classic bubble, but those numbers are most definitely unsustainable. I expect the Chinese experience will end with an implosion and tears,” says Kelly. “Unlike here, where financial perpetrators experience few significant consequences, I expect, in China, perpetrators will see jail or worse.”
“Like all gold rushes, a few may get rich, most end up toiling in the mud,” he says.
That is, the new Wild West, or East, may provide some short-term thrills, but unmanageable growth is no way to make a living over the long-term.
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Canadian advisors may long for the amazing growth rates of the burgeoning Chinese wealth management industry. But the stable, steady growth of the mature, regulated Canadian economy has an upside says one Canadian wealth expert.
A Reuters report this morning highlights comments from a Chinese central bank official worried about the amazing growth in the Chinese wealth management industry.
The official, Liu Shiyu, suggested China should reorganize its wealth management industry as it is “unduly raising funding costs and encouraging savers to behave like gamblers by chasing after lucrative short-term returns.”
The comments seem apt: The Chinese wealth management industry now manages an astonishing $1.8 trillion, is growing at an amazing annual rate of 65 per cent. Funds are said to be lending to companies at 14 per cent, while offering 8 per cent on funds, which represents an amazing profit.
The staid buttoned-down Canadian wealth management industry sounds absolutely boring in comparison.
Should Canadian wealth managers be jealous?
Not quite says Bryan Kelly, the proprietor of the investor-focused website White Top Investor. He points out, appropriately, that while the Canadian wealth management sector may be a little less “exuberant” (to use Alan Greenspan’s famous phrase), there is something very comforting about manageable growth.
“I don't know that it is a classic bubble, but those numbers are most definitely unsustainable. I expect the Chinese experience will end with an implosion and tears,” says Kelly. “Unlike here, where financial perpetrators experience few significant consequences, I expect, in China, perpetrators will see jail or worse.”
“Like all gold rushes, a few may get rich, most end up toiling in the mud,” he says.
That is, the new Wild West, or East, may provide some short-term thrills, but unmanageable growth is no way to make a living over the long-term.
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