Multiple private fund managers said they received notices from cooperating brokerages overnight instructing them to suspend additions to managers' cross-border TRS (total return swap) exposure. TRS lets funds capture returns on overseas assets without moving principal offshore. The move follows a May CSRC-led, eight-agency implementation plan targeting illegal cross-border securities and futures fund operations and recent enforcement actions against brokers including Tiger Brokers, Futu Holdings

Multiple private fund managers said they received notices from cooperating brokerages overnight instructing them to suspend additions to managers' cross-border TRS (total return swap) exposure. TRS lets funds capture returns on overseas assets without moving principal offshore. The move follows a May CSRC-led, eight-agency implementation plan targeting illegal cross-border securities and futures fund operations and recent enforcement actions against brokers including Tiger Brokers, Futu Holdings and Longbridge Securities. After a strong run in global tech this year, many private funds had been using cross-border TRS to increase overseas tech exposure; the notice halts new TRS scale increases.