The fate of a defaulted $45-million (U.S.) Chinese corporate bond sold through an Alibaba-backed online wealth management platform was thrown into doubt on Monday, after a bank said letters of guarantee for the bonds were…
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China bank calls documents "fake" after bond default on Alibaba-linked platform
BEIJING The fate of a defaulted $45 million Chinese corporate bond sold through an Alibaba-backed online wealth management platform was thrown into doubt on Monday, after a bank said letters of guarantee for the bonds…
Man caught trying to loot bank with excavator in southern China
A young man has been arrested in southern China after he failed to rob a bank before dawn using his own excavator, mainland media reports. The man, surnamed Luo, drove the digger to a branch…
China banking sector's total assets up 16.3 pct y/y at end-Nov
BEIJING Dec 26 The value of total assets held by China’s banking sector rose 16.3 percent to 222.25 trillion yuan ($31.98 trillion) as of end-November, compared with the same period a year earlier, the China…
China Bank Says Bond Guarantee Forged as Market Mood Worsens
Yield premium for China company notes rises most since 2007 China Guangfa Bank Co. said Monday that documents and seals for a letter claiming to guarantee bond payments by the lender were forged, in the…
Bank Backed By China Construction Equipment Billionaire Opens Doors
Hunan Sanxiang Bank, backed by China construction equipment billionaire Liang Wengen, opened its doors today in Changsha. Liang’s main holding company Sany Group and a subsidiary of Shanghai-listed Sany Heavy Industry will own a combined…
China's Sany sets up commercial bank
CHANGSHA, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — Sany Group, the parent company of heavy machinery manufacturer Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd, on Monday led a group of ten private companies in setting up a commercial bank. The…
China's outward investment tops $161 billion in 2016 – minister
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) is likely to hit 1.12 trillion yuan (131.30 billion pounds) in 2016 and foreign direct investment into China will total 785 billion yuan, Commerce Minister Gao…
China needs to regulate 'money gates' but guard against financial stress: state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – China needs to keep financial market liquidity stable and regulate its “money gates” to prevent asset bubbles, but it also needs to ensure a lack of liquidity doesn’t cause financial stress, according…
The Cancer In The China Banking System Will Metastasize Globally
What is the problem and how big can it be? The size of nonperforming loans relative to capital is many times worse than the U.S. banking problem in 2008. There is only one solution that…
China's money rates decline as liquidity pressure eases
SHANGHAI, Dec 23 China’s primary money rates, which rose at the start of this week, were largely lower on Friday as liquidity tightness eased after fund injections by the central bank and progress resolving a…
Deutsche Bank to pay $7.2b to settle US probe
Deutsche Bank AG said it has reached a $7.2 billion agreement to resolve a years-long US investigation into its dealings in mortgage-backed securities, removing a legal hurdle that fueled investor angst. Deutsche Bank will pay…
China Central Bank Extends Emergency Loans to Financial Firms
China’s central bank extended hundreds of billions of yuan in emergency loans to financial firms on Friday and ordered some of the country’s biggest lenders to extend credit as well, as it moved to ease…
