Shanghai is registered in Shanghai Trust, Anxin Trust, Huaao Trust, Huabao Trust, Zhongtai Trust, Aijian Trust and Zhonghai Trust, while Lujiazui Trust is registered in Qingdao, with Shanghai as the center. Almost all other major trusts are run by commercial organizations in Shanghai.

Trust refers to the act that the trustor entrusts his property right to the trustee based on his trust in the trustee, and the trustee manages and disposes it in his own name for the benefit of the beneficiary or for a specific purpose.

Trust is a way of financial management, a special property management system and legal behavior, and also a financial system. It constitutes a modern financial system with banks, insurance and securities.