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Ex-Chairman of Top China Insurer Given Suspended Death Sentence

China sentenced the former head of the nation’s largest life insurer to death with a two-year reprieve, as President Xi Jinping’s crackdown on corruption in the financial industry continues. Wang Bin, ex-chairman of China Life Insurance Co., was found to …

China Relaxes Rules for Insurers to Invest in Stock Markets

China’s financial regulator on Sunday reduced the risk weighting it attaches to insurance companies’ holdings of blue-chip shares and tech stocks, encouraging them to invest more in the country’s lagging stock market. The National Administration of Financial Regulation (NAFR)said on …

China’s Regulator Meets With Foreign Investors to Alleviate Concerns: Sources

China’s securities regulator met with representatives from top Western asset managers on Friday to reassure them about the country’s economic prospects, as its post-COVID recovery falters, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The China Securities and Regulatory …

China Fines US Firm Mintz $1.5M for ‘Unapproved’ Work, After Raiding its Beijing Office

China fined U.S. firm Mintz Group about $1.5 million for doing “unapproved statistical work,” said a Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics notice, after a raid of its Beijing office sparked worries about China’s openness to foreign investment. The Beijing’s Bureau …

What’s Next for Ant Group After its Nearly $1B Fine?

The announcement of a nearly $1 billion fine by Chinese regulators on Ant Group has drawn a line under the fintech giant’s woes and given hope to investors that a regulatory crackdown on China’s broader technology sector is over. Ant’s …

Update: China Ends Ant Group’s Regulatory Revamp With Fine of $984M

Chinese authorities announced on Friday a 7.12 billion yuan ($984 million) fine for Ant Group, ending a years-long regulatory overhaul of the fintech company and marking a key step to concluding a crackdown on the country’s internet sector. China’s central …

China Expected to Cut Fine on Ant Group to About $700M: Sources

Chinese regulators are expected to fine Ant Group about a quarter less than the more than $1 billion initially planned and downgrade their charges against it, sources said, as they seek to end a years-long crackdown on marquee technology firms. …

Inszone Acquires Houston’s Champions Insurance Group

Inszone Insurance Services, a national provider of benefits, personal, and commercial lines insurance, announced the acquisition of Champions Insurance Group, an agency with a decade-long track record in the Houston community and a strong reputation for delivering personalized insurance services. …

China Detains Staff, Raids Office of U.S. Due Diligence Firm Mintz Group

Chinese authorities raided the office of U.S. corporate due diligence firm Mintz Group in Beijing and detained five local staff, the company said, putting foreign companies in China on alert just as the country hosts an international economic forum. News …

China Eases Deadline Pressure for Multinationals’ Compliance With Data Security Rules

Chinese regulators have eased some deadline pressure on multinational companies struggling to comply with new rules requiring them to seek approval to export user data, according to lawyers advising clients on the matter. In theory, global companies operating in China …