CCB will issue the Great Wall Consumption Value Added Fund on an agent basis from March 6 to April 3, 2006.  

The Great Wall Consumption Value Added Fund “mainly invests in the leading companies involved in consumer goods and services to share the benefits of China’s economic growth and the change of growth pattern and realize the stable increase of the fund value.” It has three characteristics: first, higher expected returns and risks than those of hybrid fund, bond fund and money market fund; second, focused investment in the stocks related with consumer goods and services covering 13 industries to share the benefits of China’s economic growth. Taking the investment opportunities created by consumption driving forces, different consumption levels and consumption structure upgrading and analyzing and assessing the listed companies involved in consumer goods and services, the fund mainly invests in the leading companies of the target industry; third, moderate and flexible asset allocation strategy. While focusing on the stocks of leading companies involved in consumer goods and services, bond assets will also be considered as appropriate to reduce system risks.  

It is said that in September 2003 CCB issued the Great Wall Jiuheng Equity Fund as an agent for the Great Wall Fund Management Company. Up to February 24, 2006, the net accumulated value of the fund has amounted to 1.15, with the accumulated earnings reaching 15% and annual average earnings 6.41%, creating considerable returns for the investors.  

Since the debut of fund agency issuance service, CCB has been committed to providing investors with quality, fast and sophisticated services in line with the “customer-oriented” business philosophy. In case of the Great Wall Consumption Value Added Fund, CCB and the Great Wall Fund Management Company have got well prepared for staff training, marketing and promotion and customer services. Investors will soon be able to subscribe the fund at the more than 14,000 CCB outlets nationwide.