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China’s Fosun Weighs Options for Hong Kong-Based Peak Re: Sources

Fosun International Ltd. is weighing strategic options for its Hong Kong-based Peak Reinsurance Co. as the Chinese conglomerate looks to pay down debt, according to people familiar with the matter. Fosun is working with a financial adviser as it considers …

Moody’s Cuts Fosun International’s Credit Rating Amid Concerns Over Asset Sales

Global credit rating agency Moody’s downgraded Fosun International Ltd. by one notch on Tuesday and revised its outlook to “negative” from “ratings under review” amid concerns over the firm’s accelerated asset sales. The downgrade to B2 from B1 followed the …

China’s Sunshine Insurance to Seek HK Stock Exchange Nod for $1B IPO: Sources

China’s Sunshine Insurance Group Co. is planning to seek Hong Kong stock exchange approval for its initial public offering as soon as next week, according to people familiar with the matter. The Beijing-based company may start gauging investor demand once …

Allianz in Talks With Chinese Banks to Launch Asset Management Venture: Sources

Allianz SE is in talks with Chinese banks to set up a majority-owned asset management venture in the world’s second-largest economy, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said, aiming to tap a $4.3 trillion market for wealth products. …

China Sentences Tycoon Xiao to 13 Years, Fines His Financial Services Group $8.1 Billion

A Shanghai court on Friday sentenced Chinese-Canadian billionaire Xiao Jianhua, not seen in public since 2017, to 13 years in jail and fined his Tomorrow Holdings conglomerate 55.03 billion yuan ($8.1 billion), a record in China. Xiao and Tomorrow Holdings …

AIA Weighs Purchase of Billion-Dollar Shanghai Tower as Its Expands Business in China

Insurance giant AIA Group Ltd. is in talks to purchase an office at a prime location in Shanghai as it expands business in China, according to people familiar with the matter. The Hong Kong-based insurer is considering buying SIIC Center, …

VW Faces Scrutiny Over China Human Rights Violations With Insurance Implications

Volkswagen AG faces mounting pressure to address allegations of human rights violations in the Chinese province of Xinjiang, where the German carmaker operates a car factory. While there’s no evidence that anyone has been mistreated at the VW plant, the …

China’s Zero-COVID Policies Prompt U.S. Firms in Shanghai to Cut Forecasts: Survey

SHANGHAI – Over 90% of U.S. multinational firms surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Shanghai have cut their annual revenue projections in the wake of the city’s grueling two-month lockdown, the business group said on Wednesday. Of …

Former Executive of PICC Property & Casualty Expelled From China’s Communist Party

China’s ruling Communist Party has expelled a former chief accountant of state-controlled PICC Property and Casualty Co. from the party, accusing him of illegal activities and taking bribes, the anti-graft watchdog said on Wednesday. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection …

China’s Ping An Profit Drops 24% as Pandemic Deals Blow to Business

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China’s largest insurer by market value, said profit fell 24% and warned that outbreaks of COVID in the world’s second-biggest economy pose a threat to near-term growth. Net income dropped to 20.7 billion yuan ($3.1 …