Dozens of China’s state regulators, bankers, finance bosses in corruption net as crackdown stepped up in new year

Dozens of China’s state regulators, bankers, finance bosses in corruption net as crackdown stepped up in new year

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, China’s top anti-corruption agency, said in a statement on its website on Thursday that Lou was under investigation for “serious violations of party discipline and the law” – a familiar euphemism for corruption. Lou was in charge of handling bad debts at the bank until he retired in 2017. … Read more

China’s ‘two sessions’ 2024: securities regulator comes out swinging at first press conference

China’s ‘two sessions’ 2024: securities regulator comes out swinging at first press conference

However, he added, “if the market gets out of control and experiences huge irrational shake-ups, liquidity runs, investor panic, a major investment confidence breakdown … [the commission] should make resolute moves to fix dysfunction.” The conference, held with other high-level officials on Wednesday, took place on the sidelines of the “two sessions”, the annual meetings … Read more

China’s securities regulator raises suspicion of financial fraud committed by chip developer Beijing Zuojiang Technology

China’s securities regulator raises suspicion of financial fraud committed by chip developer Beijing Zuojiang Technology

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said it found the 2023 financial disclosures of Shenzhen-listed Zuojiang to be “seriously untrue” and “suspected [the company] of significant financial fraud”, according to the agency’s statement on Monday about the results of its preliminary investigation. The CSRC said its investigation, which was initiated on November 24, was still … Read more